Tag Archives: Bipartisanship

Party of NO

Posted on January 9, 2013 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – David Fitzsimmons In other news, President Obama will reportedly nominate White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew for Treasury Secretary. Additionally — Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will remain with the … Continue reading →

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Bipartisanship. How Does it Work?

Posted on May 9, 2012 at 3:10 pm by JM Ashby

Meet the man selected by Indiana Republicans yesterday to replace Dick Lugar, Tea Party nominee Richard Mourdock, whose definition of bipartisanship is nothing like your own. MOURDOCK: I certainly think bipartisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican … Continue reading →

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The Last Flight

Posted on April 19, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Chris Weyant In other news, Mitt Romney is scheduled to give the commencement speech at Liberty University on May 12th. At least half, if not more, of those who will be in attendance at Jerry Falwell university do … Continue reading →

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One Subsidy Down. More to go.

Posted on June 16, 2011 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

Good news — The Senate voted to end ethanol subsidies today in a vote that was actually quite bi-partisan. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate voted 73 to 27 on Thursday to wipeout billions of dollars in support for the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on January 23, 2011 at 1:58 pm by Bob Cesca

“My advice to my colleagues is if the president is willing to do what we would do anyway, then we should say yes.” Mitch McConnell This is as close to bipartisanship as they get. We’ll cooperate — bit only if … Continue reading →

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The End of Bipartisanship?

Posted on September 8, 2010 at 4:50 pm by Bob Cesca

Jon Cohn on today’s fiery speech by President Obama in which he called out John Boehner by name: No, this isn’t the first time Obama has attacked Republicans. But, as far as I can tell, this argument is more emphatic … Continue reading →

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The Myths and Legends of Bipartisanship

Posted on February 22, 2010 at 7:12 am by Bob Cesca

Joe Scarborough is off and away on another screed about the evils of partisanship. Of course Scarborough routinely hosts hyperpartisan guests like Erick Erickson. The other week, he was pushing his far-right torture agenda and hosted Marc Thiessen in the … Continue reading →

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Bayh is Full of Shit

Posted on February 15, 2010 at 12:10 pm by Bob Cesca

He’s claiming that “excessive partisanship” is driving him out of the Senate. Seriously. One of the examples he cited was the failure of the debt commission — which failed due to a Republican filibuster. So what is Bayh doing? He’s … Continue reading →

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Moving the Goal Posts

Posted on February 13, 2010 at 10:26 am by Bob Cesca

Incidentally, I really hate sports metaphors in politics. But that headline is the best description possible for the following statement from John Boehner about the healthcare summit. Reacting to the White House statement, Boehner writes: “This leaves a lot of … Continue reading →

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The White House Healthcare Reform Proposal

Posted on February 13, 2010 at 7:44 am by Bob Cesca

What do you think this might look like? From a statement released Friday from the White House to Speaker Pelosi: Since this meeting will be most productive if information is widely available before the meeting, we will post online the … Continue reading →

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