Republicans may be less eager than Obama for bipartisanship

[struggle4progress]

... On the day in January 2009 that they were to vote on the economic stimulus package, Obama arranged to meet with the entire conference of House Republicans in an effort to persuade a few of them to back the legislation.

Before the president arrived at the Capitol, GOP leaders urged all of their members to vote against the measure. White House officials said they viewed this as acting in bad faith; Republicans blamed Obama for allowing House Democrats to write a flawed bill.

This year, in a meeting that was at the last minute opened to the media and televised, Obama attended a House Republican retreat in Baltimore. Appearing onstage while the lawmakers raised their hands from their seats to ask questions, Obama effectively deflected much GOP criticism of his policies ...

Many conservative activists don't want the GOP to compromise on any major issues ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/17/AR2010111707547.html

[Speck Tater]

1. Oh really? What genius finally figured THAT one out? nt

:sarcasm:

[struggle4progress]

2. The Washington Post tries to be a paper of record for the Beltway Bubble,

so their reality is not necessarily the same reality the rest of us experience

[bemildred]

3. Brilliant insight, eh?

Next he will notice it's a deliberate strategy on Obama's part, and start to wonder how it might affect politics if Obama is successful in painting them as obstructing "change".

[inna]

4. understatement of the year