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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... -- President Obama, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, in response to Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) on why he's not including more Republican ideas in his economic stimulus plan. ...
Obama tells GOP, 'I won'
Political Animal —
... . President Obama listened to Republican gripes about his stimulus package during a meeting with congressional leaders Friday morning -- but he also left no doubt about who's in charge of these negotiations. "I won," Obama noted matter-of-factly, according to sources familiar with the conversation. In context , Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) told the president that the Democratic plan to give a tax credit to those who don't pay income taxes isn't a tax cut, but rather, a check. Obama responded that this was a common point of debate during the presidential campaign -- ...
“I Won”: On Day 4, President Obama Confronts the Limits of Bipartisanship
Firedoglake —
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("Bad Reporter" cartoon by Don Asmussen.)
Via the news pane at TPM, the Wall Street Journal's Washington, D.C., blog reports this afternoon:
The top congressional leaders from both parties gathered at the White House ...
Two simple words for the Republicans from Obama: "I won."
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Not that complicated really, but too hard for the Republicans to grasp: Challenged by one Republican senator over the contents of the package, the new president, according to participants, replied: “I won.” The statement was prompted by Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona , who challenged the president and the Democratic leaders over the balance between the package’s spending and tax cuts, bringing up the traditional Republican notion that a tax credit for people who do not earn enough to pay income taxes is not a tax cut but a government check. ...
In Defense of Partisanship
The Moderate Voice —
... So count me among those relieved at Barack Obama’s recognition that he did, in fact, win. The American people repudiated the GOP in 2006 and 2008. It’s time for the Democrats to put forth their plans for the economy, health care, national security and social policy. It’s great to get some Republicans - particularly those in vulnerable districts - to come on board. ...
More On “I Won”
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... It was only later that Obama decided he’d heard enough from the other side, and deployed the argument-ending “I won” line:
The exchange arose as top House and Senate Republicans expressed concern to the president about the amount of spending in the package. They also raised red flags about a refundable tax credit that returns money to those who don’t pay income taxes, the sources said.
The Wall Street Journal report is similar, but provides a little more detail:
The statement was prompted by ...
What John Amato said
Corrente —
There's been much excitement in the leftysphere about Obama's brushback pitch to the GOP: "I won."
As it happens, it was (reportedly) uttered "over the balance between the package’s spending and tax cuts." Read more…
Paul Jenkins: Republicans Fiddle with Abortion While America Burns
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... than the RNC candidates with the state of the economy. This is not likely to last as: a) they got us here in the first place so there is really little for them to add; b) it has just occurred to them that they are no longer in charge. It took a firm "I won" by Obama in response to a whining Republican Senator Jon Kyl to put the latter in his place. This will most likely lead Republicans back to what they know best: reaffirming to one another the sanctity of life, heterosexual marriage and gun ownership. ...
Republicans Whine That Democrats Aren't Taking Their Economic Advice -- Verse-Case Scenario by Tony Peyser
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
... The GOP is like a guy who caused a multi-car crash Who later talks to the victims paramedics are reviving And after getting their undivided attention announces,"OK, let me tell you ...
Obama: “Don’t say I didn’t warn you!”
neo-neocon —
... , with explicitly and purposely combative language from the no-longer-conciliatory Obama. The Obama who’s showing up now is the same guy who crowed “I won” when challenged by Congressional Republicans during a supposedly bipartisan closed-door meeting about the stimulus bill. ...
Another Example of Obama’s ‘Bi-Partisanship’ Lie
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... Then came the omnibus spending bill. It was planned entirely by the Democrats in Congress, the Republican leadership thoroughly excluded from the planning sessions. Obama said not a word nor did he raise a finger to change the situation. It shouldn’t be surprising because the flavor was set by Obama early. When asked about working across the aisle, Obama told Republicans that he didn’t have to. “I won,” he pointedly said. ...
McCain to Amnesty Backers: You’re On You’re Own
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... sense though, this is nothing more than just desserts, right? McCain upset most conservatives with his pursuit of immigration reform. He certainly devoted more political capital to the goal than Barack Obama - whom many latinos fear is giving nothing more than lip service to the cause. Now that Obama has all the levers of power, the hispanic community can hold him accountable. And whatever effort he makes, it’ll likely be with no Republican help to speak of.
After all, he won. ...
Obama Is the ‘Arrogant, Dismissive, and Derisive’ One
Pajamas Media —
... Financial Services Committee and interrogated him, demanding to know why he approved the hundreds of millions of dollars of bonuses. Conveniently, Congressman Frank failed to mention that the approval was inside the very stimulus bill Obama championed and the Democrats overwhelmingly voted for. This wasn’t the first time Obama bared his political teeth. Back in January he responded to the House Republicans’ concerns about not having enough tax cuts in the stimulus package with an arrogant and dismissive “I won.” Karl Rove reported in a recent Wall Street Journal column that ...
Obama Most Partisan and Polarizing President in Modern Era
Flopping Aces —
... can’t blame this one on President Bush!
During the campaign Obama promised to end partisanship and business as usual Washington politics. But like so many of his promises, it hasn’t taken long for Obama to dump high-minded rhetoric about working together for the common good and pursue a radical liberal agenda.
Obama’s path to hyper-partisanship was clearly marked:
Obama dismisses ideas of a GOP Senator with the phrase “I won.”
Obama tells GOP Congressman they shouldn’t listen to Rush ...
It’s A Mystery
Daily Pundit —
Michael Gerson - Barack Obama, the Polarizing President - washingtonpost.com
Who has been the most polarizing new president of recent times? Richard Nixon? Ronald Reagan? George W. Bush?
No, that honor belongs to Barack Obama.
I wonder why?
Obama to GOP: ‘I Won’ - Washington Wire - WSJ
The issue was widely debated during the presidential campaign, when Sen. John McCain, the Republican nominee, challenged Obama’s tax plan as “welfare.”
With those two words — “I won” — the Democratic president ...
In Campaign, Obama Promised “Net Spending Cut”
GayPatriot —
... When shortly after taking office, President Obama was challenged by a “Republican senator over the contents” of his “stimulus” package, he replied tersely, “I won.” It was as if he saw his election not as a mandate to act on his campaign promises, but to do whatever he wanted. ...
Buckley Stays the Course
Ace of Spades HQ —
... Obama's 'first class temperament' (translation: Harvard, baby! ) is even more absurd. Obama may be one 'cool cat,' but where some see 'cool,' others might see...oh...a raving narcissist who has little regard for the status of his office when he does things that irritate our oldest ally . Twice . The U.S. may be less detested in some parts of the world, but London doesn't seem all that happy at the moment. Personally, I don't find people who say things like "I won" to settle a political debate or threaten bankers to have a 'first-class ...
It’s on: Obama takes shot at tea parties
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... warned us the day before the protests how that could backfire; the more corporate and partisan Obama can make the parties seem, the easier they are to discredit. Here’s a dynamite YouTube demonstration making the rounds this morning that’ll illustrate just how serious The One is about that “serious conversation” he mentions. “I won” : Conversation over.
Barack Obama: The Great Divider
GayPatriot —
... Though he campaigned as a unifier, bridging appeals to liberals (promising more government spending) with appeals to conservatives (promising to balance those spending increases with spending cuts), he has governed as a “divider.” Almost from Day One, he has waved his victory in the face of the opposition, answering their criticisms of his spendthrift “so-called stimulus” by telling then he’d won. ...
Barack’s Socialist Mop
Pajamas Media —
... used it as the basis for a political ad . As an aside, I find it amusing that it is viewed by one of his acolytes as “some of the most partisan words I’ve ever heard from him.” She must have missed the entire campaign last year and most of the continuing campaign speeches he’s given since taking the oath of office nine months ago. Wasn’t she as thrilled when he said that the people who had “created the mess” should “ just stop talking “? Or when he said that “ he won “? As is often the case, and particularly with those enthralled and leg ...
