thedailybeast.com - 2/9/2009
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The change he should give up on if he's to be an effective president. Obama s going to win his stimulus package but only after he s gone through the political equivalent of a near-death experience. What has he learned from it? I for one hope he dumps his obsession with bipartisanship. It s time ...
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The "Bipartisan" Backlash
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... , who thinks that bipartisanship's impossible in the modern era, and Tina Brown, who thinks there's no longterm downside to Democratic ownership of hefty social spending, have now come out swinging. The consensus against Obama's new brand of politics is the talk of ... Manhattan. ...
Why Should He?
Newshoggers.com —
... the stimulus. For weeks now, Obama has soared above the fray???inviting dour-looking Republicans to the White House for cookies and patiently hearing them out on Capitol Hill. Once again, the Republicans have exploited this stance, notching a series of tactical victories, like their unanimous no-vote in the House last week. And, once again, liberals have panicked. ???[W]hy in these desperate times does he seem to care so much about being liked by the side he defeated???? Tina Brown wondered. ...
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More on the New Horizon
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A strange thing, this Obama worship (cf. the New York Times op-ed on Sunday where the columnist imagined having sexual relations with Obama) and Bush hatred (cf. the Will Farrell Broadway show trashing Bush, and showing images of ...
Why Should He?
newshoggers.com 2/11/2009 — Commentary By Ron Beasley
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Obama must do more to get GOP on board
My question is: why should he want them on board ? Why should any of us care if they are onboard since we all know that their only agenda is to sabotage ...
Joe the Plumber, and the GOP obsession with mediocrity
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Obama's Republican Hit List
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President Obama bumps his head —
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Senate set to pass recovery package —
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama appeared sure of winning a test vote in the Senate for an $827 billion package to revive the staggering U.S. economy on Monday with his fellow Democrats having to cut back on spending to win enough ...
Obama team stresses polling —
First Read 2/9/2009
From NBC’s Chuck Todd ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE -- Three write-ups in one: Headlines: POTUS comes back to press area, mostly about Camp David; Axelrod gives a quick poll briefing; Gibbs does a gaggle, notes an addition to the schedule, a Thursday trip ...
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