A humble spirit

CAL: Bush's decision, like those of other presidents, wasn't as controversial because he acted after Congress passed legislation. My concern is that our current president has so poisoned the waters after the recent election that little will get done for two years as each party positions itself for the crucial 2016 election. This is so unnecessary. A humble spirit after the shellacking Democrats took might have created opportunities for true bipartisanship and compromise. Clearly the election was a repudiation of many of the president's policies — from Obamacare to immigration. There is no other way to spin it.

This is an opinion from USAtoday about Obama's migration policy.

What did CAL mean "about a humble spirit" ? Did he mean Obama becomes humble so that Republic and Democratic could work better after Obama lost his Midterm election?

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