He did.

President Obama listened to Republican gripes about his stimulus package during a meeting with congressional leaders Friday morning - but he also left no doubt about who's in charge of these negotiations. "I won," Obama noted matter-of-factly, according to sources familiar with the conversation.

Notice that President Obama didn't talk about having a mandate and sticking the Republicans' faces in it? He didn't say,"My way or the highway?" He has made the tent big enough for those who want to help save this country from self-destruction, so mark those who try to stand in the way. They really don't love America. (I've been wanting to say that for eight years....)