Obama Reaches Out for McCain’s Counsel

Newspaper Roundup for Jan. 19, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines — ... orders dad to pay for child s birth or wed mom Los Angeles Times: U.S. economy may sputter for years Washington Post: 400,000 Jam the Mall for Obama-Mania Concert San Francisco Chronicle: Experts: U.S. must help immigrants assimilate Politico.com: Media execs prep for 'news emergency' Washington Post: President-Elect Sees His Race as An Opportunity Washington Times: Barack Obama Essay: Martin Luther King Day New York Times: Obama Reaches Out for McCain s Counsel Washington Times: With political equality, ...

Obama to Host Bipartisan Dinners Inauguration Eve
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Plus: NYT on Obama reaching out for McCain's counsel. ...

Obama, McCain, and 'good blood'
Political Animal — ... last night, "Turns out our guy isn't a sore winner." Apparently not . Not long after Senator John McCain returned last month from an official trip to Iraq and Pakistan, he received a phone call from President-elect Barack Obama. As contenders for the presidency, the two had hammered each other for much of 2008 over their conflicting approaches to foreign policy, especially in Iraq. (He'd lose a war! He'd stay a hundred years!) Now, however, Mr. Obama said he wanted Mr. McCain's advice, people in each camp briefed on the conversation said. What did he see on ...

The Zen of Obama
Swampland — ... Reading this NYT story about Obama's relationship with John McCain post-election, it strikes me that Obama--alone among virtually every politician I can think of--does not appear to hold grudges. ...

In Bipartisan Appeal, Obama Praises McCain
The Caucus — In a major bipartisan appeal on the eve of his inauguration, Barack Obama called John McCain a hero and praised his history as someone who has sought common ground — without mentioning that Mr. McCain evinced little of that side during the presidential campaign.“There are few Americans who understand this need for common purpose and common effort better than John McCain,” Mr. Obama said tonight at a dinner he is hosting for Mr. McCain at the Washington Hilton. “It is what he has strived for and achieved throughout his life. It is built into the very content of his character.” The dinner and Mr. Obama’s strong praise ...

False Dawn
Antiwar.com Original — A s a new administration takes power in Washington and the promise of "change" is in the air, we have to ask ourselves: when-oh-when is it coming? When will the dam break on the sclerotic foreign policy thinking of the past eight heck, the past 50 years? The first place to begin is, of course, the Middle East, scene of our latest and worst transgressions, starting with but hardly limited to the invasion and occupation of Iraq. What is the likelihood of change in this area? The ongoing occupation of Iraq is a costly ...

SSP's Competitive Senate Race Ratings: Initial Ratings for 2009-10
Swing State Project — The Swing State Project is pleased to announce our first set of Senate race ratings for the 2009-10 election cycle: Likely D Lean D Tossup Lean R Likely R IL (Burris) NV (Reid) WI (Feingold) CO ...