What Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and Fred Hiatt mean by "bipartisanship"

It's bad enough watching the likes of Steny Hoyer, Rahm Emanuel and a disturbingly disoriented Nancy Pelosi eviscerate the Fourth Amendment, exempt their largest corporate contributors from the rule of law, and endorse the most radical aspects of the Bush lawbreaking regime. But it's downright pathetic to see them try to depict their behavior as some sort of bipartisan "compromise" whereby they won meaningful concessions: Full Story »

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Elizabeth White-Nadler
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by Elizabeth White-Nadler - Oct. 1, 2008

Greenwald offers an accurate description of political "spin" and Washington "business as usual" with regards to recent bills being advanced through Congress. The piece is particularly useful in explaining that Democrats' failure to mount a unified opposition allows their concerns to be overwhelmed. For many readers, this explains why seating a Democratic majority in Congress has not resulted in more immediate and significant changes. Concise, clear, provocative reporting.

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William Sowa
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by William Sowa - Oct. 1, 2008

Lets stop calling money given by corporations to politicians campaign contributions - let call it by the correct name BRIBES.

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008
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Roy Streit
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by Roy Streit - Oct. 1, 2008

Greenwald hits it out of the parkagain! The updates, especially the showing the ads that will run against Hoyer really added to it.

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Michael Nolan
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by Michael Nolan - Oct. 1, 2008

Loyal Democrats will probably stay home in November after reading this. What is the point of electing the right people to Congress if they can't do the right thing when it comes time to vote?

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