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mahablog.com - 1/24/2009
The True Meaning of “Bipartisanship”
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Apparently, to President Obama “bipartisanship” doesn’t mean kowtowing to members of a minority party who are being a pack of obstructionist assholes . “You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done,” he [President Obama] told top GOP leaders, ...
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/29/2009
More Republican Triangulating On Bipartisanship: Cantor Responds To White House
— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — House Republicans are reacting strongly to reports that the White House plans a political onslaught to pressure... Republicans into supporting the stimulus package and to punish those who don't. House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA)  will soon ... (more) More Republican Triangulating On Bipartisanship: Cantor ...

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Bipartisanship Didn’t Make It to the Weekend
commentarymagazine.com - 1/23/2009
Bipartisanship Didn’t Make It to the Weekend
— commentarymagazine.com — The new era of bipartisanship isn’t going so well, the Washington Post tells us: Just days after... taking office vowing to end the political era of “petty grievances,” President Obama ran into mounting GOP opposition yesterday to an ... (more) Bipartisanship Didn’t Make It to the Weekend

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washingtonmonthly.com - 1/29/2009
Bipartisanship And The Stimulus
— washingtonmonthly.com — Bipartisanship And The Stimulus As Steve noted earlier, the stimulus bill passed the House without a single... Republican vote. I'm glad it passed. I'm also glad that Obama tried as hard as he did to get bipartisan support, and I... (more) Bipartisanship And The Stimulus

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Bipartisanship and Reading Comprehension
Comments from Left Field — ... I suspect the point wasn’t to go after Limbaugh specifically, but rather to note that if the White House is going to have a productive, cooperative working relationship with congressional Republicans, it’s better for everyone if GOP lawmakers don’t rely on right-wing shock-jocks for wisdom and legislative strategies, especially those who root against America. Sounds like good advice. Barbara O’Brien puts it in blunter terms: I think President Obama was trying to signal ...

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