What I do know is that the Republicans have made the country ungovernable with their obstructionism. There's nothing that the Democrats can do on the major issues facing the nation like global warming, financial regulation, deficit reduction, fiscal stimulus, unemployment, etc., etc. With far smaller majorities, Bush was able to roll the Democrats because he was ruthless and always managed to get a few "conservative" Democrats on his side. It seems unlikely that Obama can get any "liberal" Republicans on his side, mainly because there aren't any. Even Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe have maintained party discipline.
I think that Obama should say to hell with bipartisanship and do what he can with executive orders and use of the reconciliation process in Congress. If he's going to be a one-term President anyway, he may as well get something done what he can while he still has some power. Who knows? He might even succeed in creating some change we can believe in.
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Walter, obviously President Obama missed your blog. He has chosen a milder course. Legislation is stronger and better for the American people when it is bi-partisan. When you "ram" things through you trigger the law of retribution. Scott Brown's election may bode well for the needs of the general population. As always, time will tell.
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