Posts tagged “bipartisanship”
The Secret Meaning Of Things
So now we know what Barack Obama really meant when he promised us change we can believe in. Believe it or not, he meant “the more things change, the more they stay the same”. First, there was the whole surrealistic plot line of The Stimulus Bill’s Progress. Matt has put it pretty well already. After [...]
At Least I’m Not All Alone
Marshalling Their Forces – Hullabaloo (2/4/09): I think the administration thought they could be mediators between the two parties rather than leaders of the Democratic party. That just won’t work, particularly when the Democrats aren’t very good at battling the Republicans in close combat and the Republicans can make those who stay above the fray [...]
On Firefighting
The State of the Stimulus Bill: Watching the reaction from Republicans and most news outlets, I keep thinking of an analogy. There’s a nine-alarm fire, and Obama‘s the fire chief. He wants to send the cavalry, hoping to save lives and contain the fire from spreading out of control, while simultaneously taking fire-prevention steps for [...]
Stimulus Bill Shenanigans
(1) I am somewhat in sympathy with Hilzoy, when she writes: There are good reasons to try for bipartisan support regardless of how likely you think you are to succeed. If you do succeed, then both parties have some ownership of the stimulus bill, neither will be as eager to politicize it, and it will [...]
I’ve Only Been Predicting This Exact Situation for Two Years
1115.org – (5/18/07): The main theme of Obama’s campaign is of course, compromise. And that sounds great, and has obviously sent legions of impressionable young voters swooning, but none, not even Obama himself has been able to explain why, in practical terms this is desirable, or even provide a substantive example where compromise would yield [...]