Dems to GOP: Stop being Party of 'No'

From NBC's Ken Strickland Senate Democrats are echoing President Obama 's call for bipartisanship in addressing the nation's economic woes. Their remarks come hours after Obama's speech to Congress and a couple of weeks after Congress passed the stimulus package that drew the support from only three Republicans. "We don't want the Republicans to continue being the Party of 'No,'" said Majority Leader Harry Reid at a leadership news conference today. "We are here today to pledge that we are going to do everything we can to work with the Republicans and work with the administration to get things done." Sen. Patty Murray said, "The door is wide open. We welcome their ideas."  Citing the generous amount of standing applause from Republicans during the president's address, she said, "We want them to turn their applause from last night into action and work with us." ...( read more ) (link)