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Now let's see just how far Obama's "I won" stance goes
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... But congressional Republicans are having none of it. They may not have much actual power left, but that doesn’t seem to have put them in a mood to compromise. Either send up a pure George W. Bush-style tax cut package, they insist, or they’ll vote against the bill. ...

Morning Skim: First Dogs, First Attacks
Opinionator — ... In discussing what kind of dog the Obamas should get, Hal Herzog says that “the rush to pluck the reproductive organs from every household pet in America has been so successful that we may be running out of dogs.” Washington Post : E. J. Dionne says that the “Republicans are divided over how aggressively to take on Obama. This is the new president’s greatest advantage over Bill Clinton , who faced fierce G.O.P. attacks from Day One.” Guardian : Jonathan Steele visits Tiblisi: “ ...

Moderation, Redefined
The Corner on National Review Online — ... ] E.J. Dionne is impressed with the efforts of pro-life Democrats to move Obama on the abortion issue. The consensual tone on this divisive issue reflects intense behind-the-scenes lobbying by Obama s religious supporters, who asked him to put off for at least a day his executive order ending the ban on federal funds for groups involved in abortions overseas. The symbolism of the delay suggested that Obama intends to continue to poach constituencies that were once reliably Republican. Wow, a whole day. Those religious supporters must be very proud. He s bound to poach that ...

How Things Look to a Democrat
Power Line — ... Washington Post columnist E. J. Dionne has a certain value, not because what he writes makes much sense, but because he personifies the conventional, loyal Democrat. Thus, he sheds light on what the other side is thinking. ...

Weekend Opinionator: Barack Obama, Culture Warrior?
Opinionator — ... a compromise in the culture wars, or an act of moderation - it’s a way of making a victory for the left seem like an act of moderation to people who aren’t that invested in the issue. And the same will doubtless hold true when the stem-cell debate comes around, or the next Supreme Court vacancy, or any flashpoint you can think of: Liberals will praise Obama for taking steps to defuse the culture war, but what they’ll mean is that he’s taking steps to win it. One suspects that Douthat would recognize that “liberal conceit” in this line from E.J. Dionne’s Washington Post column ...