dailykos.com - 1/29/2009
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Mark Halperin is still a moron . "This is a really bad sign for Barack Obama to try to change Washington.... He needs bipartisan solutions. They went for it and they came up with zero.... [This] does not bode well for a future that is supposed to be post-partisan. [...] "[Obama] could have ...
google.com - 1/27/2009
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google.com —
2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama
says he's had a "wonderful exchange of ideas" with...
House Republicans about the stimulus plan he wants Congress to approve. He met with GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday shortly after House GOP ...
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The Associated Press: Obama, GOP leaders, exchange ideas ...
boomantribune.com - 2/1/2009
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boomantribune.com —
Muddle-headed Michael Barone has crunched the November exit
poll data and come to the conclusion that the...
Republicans should change their strategy. Instead of pandering to rural and downscale cultural conservatives, they should go after the 'upscale'. ...
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Michael Barone Has No Ideas
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David Sirota: Challenging the Church of Broderism
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... David Broder - and his broader religion of Broderism - is the unimpeachable orthodoxy in Washington, D.C. Pushed by high priests of conventional wisdom like like Broder and Mark Halperin, this zombie religion's premise is simple: Anything that is "bipartisan" (ie. that both Establishment Republicans and Establishment Democrats support) is good, and anything that is "partisan" (ie. that either Establishment Republicans and Establishment Democrats reject) is bad - regardless of any empirical look at policy. Put another way, Broderism applauds policy based only on its political ...
Pelosi and Kerry Challenge the Church of Broderism
Open Left - Front Page —
David Broder - and his broader religion of Broderism - is the unimpeachable orthodoxy in Washington, D.C. Pushed by high priests of conventional wisdom like like Broder and Mark Halperin, this zombie religion's premise is simple: Anything that is "bipartisan" (ie. that both Establishment Republicans and Establishment Democrats support) is good, and anything that is "partisan" (ie. that either Establishment Republicans and Establishment Democrats reject) is bad - regardless of any empirical look at policy. Put another way, Broderism applauds policy based only on its political ...
1/30: The Battle Intensifies
Blogometer —
... ). Meanwhile, liberal bloggers continue to press the argument that Obama should stop trying to negotiate with congressional GOPers and instead pass whatever bill he thinks will be most effective. Lefty bloggers believe that congressional GOPers ...
2/5: The Limits Of Bipartisanship
Blogometer —
... surrounding the stimulus. Third -- and most importantly -- they believe that Pres. Obama has made a critical error by emphasizing bipartisanship instead of forcefully defending his bill. Lefty bloggers believe that by trying so hard to win GOP votes, Obama has ...
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Obama signs equal pay law —
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From NBC's Athena Jones With the stroke of a pen, President Obama signed his first bill into law and fulfilled a campaign promise to help make it easier to sue for equal pay.
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Obama, Congress seek deal on economic stimulus —
Reuters: Politics 1/29/2009
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