More my way or the highway!

On the same day that Broder pens another one of his "why can't we all just get along" columns the Adolescent in Chief once again reminds us that bullies don't compromise and that it's his way or nothing.
Bush invites Dems to disuss war funding

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Tuesday invited Democrats to discuss their standoff over a war-spending bill, but he made clear he would not change his position opposing troop withdrawals. The White House bluntly said the meeting would not be a negotiation.

"It's time for them to get the job done, so I'm inviting congressional leaders from both parties — both political parties — to meet with me at the White House next week," Bush said in a speech to an American Legion audience in Fairfax, Va.

"At this meeting, the leaders in Congress can report on progress on getting an emergency spending bill to my desk," Bush said. "We can discuss the way forward on a bill that is a clean bill, a bill that funds our troops without artificial timetables for withdrawal and without handcuffing our generals on the ground. I'm hopeful we'll see some results soon from the Congress."

Democratic leaders said they're ready to sit down and talk with Bush. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that Bush must agree to "take a seat at the table of negotiation, of compromise, of direction change."

"Iraqi leaders are not willing to take the political risk of governing their own country. That must change," Reid said. "That's what Congress is demanding. That is what the American people, by a large majority, demand. And the president should be leading us in that direction, not threatening to veto funding for our troops unless we rubber stamp his flawed plan."

In essence, Bush invited the Democratic leaders of Congress to come hear the stance he has offered for weeks.

So Bush wants a meeting to tell the congress that nothing has changed. Reid says no deal - we don't need to hear my way or the highway in person.

Update
I think Atrios gets the outcome right.
The Compromise Shuffle
The Democrats have to realize they can't please the DC punditry or media. They can't please George W. Bush and they shouldn't because they were elected not to. They can please the American people, AKA voters, and that's all they need to do.