politico.com - 2/5/2009
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Reid: No one can take Obama "hostage."
prospect.org - 2/9/2009
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prospect.org —
Given the consistent failure of compromise between Republicans
and Democrats, it might be time to take away...
the minority's most harmful weapon: the filibuster.
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The Myth of Bipartisanship
washingtonpost.com - 2/2/2009
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washingtonpost.com —
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E. J. Dionne Jr. - The Obama Stimulus: Bipartisanship at ...
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Harry Reid says Dems. have the votes to pass stimulus. Also acknowledges bipartisanship "isn't working"
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he has enough votes to pass a more than $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate. Reid said he believes at least two Republicans of "good will" would support the Democratic-crafted package. "Do we have the votes? We believe we do," said Reid, who expects a final vote on the package will be held on Thursday.Now, that sounds good. We'll see. Then, an acknowledgment of what any sane observer already knows: Frustrated Senate Democratic leaders dispensed with calls for bipartisanship ...
Hullabaloo —
... frontline message. And we need to understand that insurgency may be required when the other side, the House leadership, does not follow the same commands, which we entered the game with." You have these war porn fanboys who think they've just got off the set of Red Dawn in the United States Congress. They are COMPARING THEMSELVES POSITIVELY TO THE TALIBAN. And Fred Hiatt still thinks the problem is a lack of bipartisanship. Oy. ...Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer, after saying they have the votes for the bill: ...
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