Obama took office hoping to unite the parties in a bipartisan government. He went to Congress, met with Republicans, even had them over to the White House for cookies. He asked for their ideas and set up a framework to work together. But the Republicans don't want to work together. They rejected Obama and then claimed they were "shut out". This president has and continues to make a serious effort to include Republicans. Republicans have decided they don't want to be included, they want to be a government in exile.
37% of the public support the bill.Republicans are playing this pretty riskily.
If this bill is even remotely a success, then they are going to have a damn hard time finding their seats in a few years.
I thought that was the repub version... must be where dems got it.To the Dems, working together is telling the Republicans everything they want, forcing it down their throats, and then expecting them to accept it. That is the Pelosi version of bi-partisanship.
I thought that was the repub version... must be where dems got it.
umm... doesn't that show that dems are more willing to by bi-partisan than repubs? Besides I thought I was responding to the particular practice of telling the opposition to sit down and shut up when they're in majority. try to follow along.What fascinating denial and historical ignorance; could you please show ONE bill that was passed during Bush's Presidency that didn't have tremendous bi-partisan support and the voting record for those bills?
You can't can you? Carry on; your clown like defense of the indefensible is quite amusing and telling about the mental state of the Liberal left.
umm... doesn't that show that dems are more willing to by bi-partisan than repubs? Besides I thought I was responding to the particular practice of telling the opposition to sit down and shut up when they're in majority. try to follow along.
You HAVE GOT to be ****ing kidding right? I don't think Bush ever ONCE reached out to Dems while Obama did so on day one and several/many times since and it's been less than a month into his presidency.Nope, it shows that Bush was far more willing to talk with Dems about bills and incorporate their ideas than the Pelosi-Reid bunch in Washington right now.
You HAVE GOT to be ****ing kidding right? I don't think Bush ever ONCE reached out to Dems while Obama did so on day one and several/many times since and it's been less than a month into his presidency.
You could prove me wrong by providing a link though.
BUSH SHOWS DEMOCRATS ANOTHER SIDE - Los Angeles Times
Bush reaches out to skeptical Democrats - News
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/04/washington/04bush.html
CNN.com - Transcripts
USNews.com: U.S. News Bulletin: Bush Thanks Supporters, Reaches Out To Democrats In Victory Speech (11/4/04)
The Hindu : Bush reaches out to Democrats
Bush reaches out to Democrats on trade
This is only the first page of Google hits on "Bush reaches out to Democrats."
How hard was that?
You HAVE GOT to be ****ing kidding right? I don't think Bush ever ONCE reached out to Dems while Obama did so on day one and several/many times since and it's been less than a month into his presidency.
You could prove me wrong by providing a link though.
Think about who you're asking before you get into it. :lol:
Gee, I just went through and did a quick look at the links you provided. Only one of them was before the Dems took majority and that one was a WALL STREET JOURNAL propaganda piece that actually says that Portman appealed to the dems on Bush's behalf... So, basically, more deceit from you. But then, should we have expected more from you?
LOL...yeah, after the cons got their butt handed to them in the '06 elections, they decided they needed to work with the dems.Harshaw said:This is only the first page of Google hits on "Bush reaches out to Democrats."
How hard was that?
2nd linkJanuary 05, 2007
After Republicans’ resounding defeat in the fall election, Bush and his lieutenants are paying attention to Democratic power brokers they had all but ignored for years.
3rd link1/24/07
Facing a Democratic-controlled - and hostile - Congress for the first time, a politically weak President George W. Bush bowed to political reality in his State of the Union address last night by advancing domestic policies that he hoped might win bipartisan support.
4th linkJanuary 4, 2007
President Bush greeted the incoming Democratic leadership of Congress on Wednesday with a message of bipartisanship.
But he also sent another message: I’m still the guy with the big plane, the big office (the oval one) and the presidential seal.
5th linkNovember 9, 2006
Democrats tonight control both houses of Congress for the first time in more than a decade.
[...]
Earlier in the day, President Bush called for a new bipartisan tone in Washington.
6Th link11/4/04
Bush Thanks Supporters, Reaches Out To Democrats In Victory Speech
[...]
When asked if the two could work together after such a divisive campaign, the President's press secretary insisted 'absolutely.'
7th linkBush reaches out to Democrats
December 2, 2005
President Bush is starting to embrace a different political strategy for getting trade agreements through Congress: bipartisanship.
[...]
As on many issues, the White House didn’t go out of its way to seek backing from the opposition party, especially early on.
[...]
Now, in maneuvering on Capitol Hill this fall, the politically weakened administration has taken steps to repair tattered relations...
Gee, I just went through and did a quick look at the links you provided. Only one of them was before the Dems took majority
and that one was a WALL STREET JOURNAL propaganda piece that actually says that Portman appealed to the dems on Bush's behalf...
So, basically, more deceit from you. But then, should we have expected more from you?
LOL...yeah, after the cons got their butt handed to them in the '06 elections, they decided they needed to work with the dems.
Notice the dates of the articles.
1st link
2nd link
3rd link
4th link
5th link
LOL...who doesn't say 'we can all get along' in a victory speech.
6Th link
After the first election. It's the headline of an article.
In the article, Bush doesn't say or actually do anything to reach out to Democrats.
7th link
Amusement...:lol:
You HAVE GOT to be ****ing kidding right? I don't think Bush ever ONCE reached out to Dems while Obama did so on day one and several/many times since and it's been less than a month into his presidency.
You could prove me wrong by providing a link though.
No Child left behind. you fail as usual.
He didn't reach out to dems for it nor make any compromise for it. oh, and no link... you fail as usual.
Sorry but Bush didn't reach out to dems on it.Senator Kennedy?
umm... doesn't that show that dems are more willing to by bi-partisan than repubs? Besides I thought I was responding to the particular practice of telling the opposition to sit down and shut up when they're in majority. try to follow along.
LOL...yeah, after the cons got their butt handed to them in the '06 elections, they decided they needed to work with the dems.
Sorry but Bush didn't reach out to dems on it.
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