Bipartisanship Is All but Dead
The American primary system allows a handful of activist voters to determine who runs the country.
Say sayonara to "kumbaya." Bipartisanship is all but dead in Washington. President Obama cut a deal to win passage of his necessary—if not sufficient—stimulus bill with the last three moderate Republicans in Congress. But his effort to put a true conservative, Judd Gregg, in his cabinet turned out to be a bridge too far. While Obama wins points for coming across as a gracious and accommodating leader, his dream of a less polarized politics has been ... Full Story »
Posted by Doug Greer
Congressional Republicans make a dangerous bet. Their strategy of sabotaging the stimulus bill to help it fail will lead them back to their God-given place as head of govenment. Except if the stimulus bill fails, 2010 will be a far different world from today: billions of lives may be in ruins, corporations bankrupt, banking and stock markets in tatters, governments broke or failed. Horrible times make long memories. Guess who has NO written all over them?