Lord Barry: I Totally Want to Work With Republicans, Honest!

President Obama is about to embark on a very important mission.

That mission? Sunning himself for 17 long days in Honolulu!

But before he gets going on his millionth vacation and says “Aloha,” Barack needs to address some lingering business. And he did so today in the form of his final news conference of 2014…which, for him, was akin to eating your peas or getting your teeth cleaned before you’re allowed to party down.

“I’m being absolutely sincere when I say I want to work with this new Congress to get things done,” Obama insisted during his opening remarks.

The irony, of course, was that he sounded completely INSINCERE when he said it. He came off as more of a scolding schoolmarm than someone ready and willing to turn over a new leaf. Not that anyone should be surprised. Can someone please call in a body language expert?

“In terms of my own job, I’m energized. I’m excited … and I’m certainly not going to be stopping for a minute in the effort to make life better for ordinary Americans,” he added.

Indeed, he won’t be “stopping for a minute.” He’ll be kicking off his new, fresh attitude by stopping for 17 days first.

Check out some of El Presidente’s initial remarks in the video above.