Bi Partisanship

Lugar's Loss: America's Wake-Up Call

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Gop, Congress, U.S. Senate, Bi-Partisanship, Ronald Reagan, Negative Attacks, Negative Campaigning, Campaign Ads, Elections 2012, Richard Mourdock, Republican Primary, Democrats, Attack Ads, Obama Campaign, Richard Lugar, Politics News

Sen. Richard Lugar's loss in the Indiana Republican primary last week raises a number of troubling issues about the current state of politics and the future of governance in our country.

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A Game-Changing Move That Could Give Romney a Win in November?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Bi-Partisanship, Ben Nelson, 2012 Presidential Election, President Obama, Mitt Romney, Blu Dog Democrats, Jon Tester, Joe Manchin, Mitt Romney Running Mate, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney Vice President, Politics News

If Mitt Romney wanted to dramatically improve his chances of beating President Obama in the November election, he could do one thing: appoint a conservative Democrat as his running mate.

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I've Never Dated Anyone without Dating Their Politics, Too

Tamara Shayne Kagel | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Bill Maher, Bi-Partisanship, Relationships, Mitt Romney, Hbo, Sarah Palin, Dating, Date Republicans, Bipartisanship, Democrats, Game Change, Republicans, Women News

I never thought I would date a Republican. Not because I really contemplated it, but because as long as I didn't drive to Orange County, my chances of actually running into one felt slim to none.

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Why I Cannot Support Barack Obama

Al Checchi | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Politics News, Politics, Pat Caddell, Bi-Partisanship, Hillary Clinton 2012, President Obama, Al Checchi, Elections 2012, Hillary Clinton, Bipartisanship, Doug Schoen, The Change Maker, Election 2012, Barack Obama, Political Extremism, Politics News

I wrote the following four years ago in October, 2008 just prior to the national elections. I will not vote to reelect the president.

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You Can't Get There From Here

Ed Crego, George Muñoz and Frank Islam | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Compromise, American Jobs Act, Bi-Partisanship, Gridlock, Traffic, Congressional Dysfunction, Veterans Jobs Bill, Politics News

Compromise was on the wane in our nation's Capitol before the elections of 2010. It has become virtually non-existent since.

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Twitter Nails Osama Capture, Death First

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: White House, Bi-Partisanship, Journalism, Pentagon, Cia, News, Social Media, Pakistan, President Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Twitter, Alan W. Silberberg, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Twitter Osama Bin Laden, Osama Bin Laden Killed, Government Analyst, Gov 2.0 Analyst, Technology News

Through the delivery of social media updates, we get news instantly. Can this help to bring about some working level of bipartisanship in Washington, D.C.?

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The Lost Art of Listening to the People

Ami Bera, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Future, Bi-Partisanship, Ami Bera, Economy, Budget, Middle Class, Politics News

As a doctor, I've learned the importance and value of listening. Just like you can't cure a patient without listening to what he's feeling, you can't cure a nation without hearing what the people are really asking for.

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Let's End Bi-Partisan Hatred by Changing the National Language to French

James Napoli | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bi-Partisanship, Union-Busting, Unions, Right-Wing, Madison Wisconsin, French, French Language, Political Rhetoric, Governor Scott Walker, Left-Wing, Vitriol, Political Debate, Comedy News

Let's face it, once the language is absorbed into the culture, even if things do get ugly, doesn't merde sound nicer than the alternative?

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The American Dream (No, Not That One!): Bi-Partisanship? (It's Time for Obama to Wake Up!)

Mitch Rofsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bi-Partisanship, Congress, Beyond Left and Right, President Obama, Politics News

While making every reasonable effort to garner support from both parties, Obama should also be busy acknowledging reality: that the increasing polarization/extremism of the Republican Party makes his desired bi-partisanship impossible.

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Kiss The Jobs and Wages Goodbye: Hello "Free Trade" Again

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greed, Bi-Partisanship, Sherrod Brown, Working Life, Nancy Pelosi, Free Trade, Wages, Republicans, Corporate Power, Democrats, Barack Obama, Politics News

Yesterday, I wrote about the disastrous state of labor in the wake of the elections. Suffering from either a lack of sleep or simple brain lock, I ...

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Santa Does Not Exist and Neither Does Bi-Partisanship in Congress

William Marler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Safety, Salmonella, Food Safety Modernization Act, Food Safety Enhancement Act, Congress, Bi-Partisanship, 2010 Elections, Harry Reid, US Congress, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Elections 2010, Food News

Yes, it does seem clear that the Republicans are intent on keeping to their narrative of no. But, perhaps the Democrats do not want to give the Republicans a chance to be bi-partisan?

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You Must Come From Texas, George!

Alexia Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

Putting the U.S. Constitution into every pocket in the country is the vision of LibertyDay founder Andy McKean and his wife Kathy.

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Washington. Where Nobody is Bi

Bob Franken | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bi-Partisanship, Congress, Republicans, Senator Lindsey Graham, Democrats, Politics News

Bi-partisanship, by definition, is a two-way street. What the Republicans are talking about is a no-way street, which is really a one way path to the election.

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Goodbye/Hello 16 "Apart-isanship in Bickersville"

Patt Cottingham | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bi-Partisanship, Getting It Done, Movement, Resolve, Stagnation, Polarization, Action, Gridlock, Broken Government, Politics News

Left, Right, Independent, Tea Party-ers, who cares for the sake of the country get it together. Apart-isanship is dragging America and the urgency o...

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Compelling Republican "Collaboration"

Miles Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Bi-Partisanship, National Security, Fiscal Responsibility, Congress, Robert Gates, Paulson, Pelosi, Defense Spending, Democrats, Republicans, Politics News

The Democrats may have to force the Republicans to appear to be blocking defense spending by broadening the definition of "national security" to include sound fiscal and energy policies.

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Why Growing Income Inequality Is Bad for America

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Howard Rosenthal, Jared Diamond, Aig, Cigna Insurance, Bi-Partisanship, Wall Street Bonuses, Distribution of Income, Nolan McCarty, Wall Street Bail Out, J.P. Morgan Chase, Public Option, Regulatory Reform, Political Polarization, Paul Krugman, Kevin T. Poole, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News

The CEO of the average company in the S&P Index makes $10.5 million. That means that on the first workday of the year, he (sometimes she) has made more than the minimum wage workers in his company will make all year.

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Reducing America's Economic Polarization Will Lead to Political Comity

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Income Distribution, Political Polaraization, CEO Pay, Minimum Wage, Bi-Partisanship, Economic Policy, Economic Polarization, Polarization of Congress, Politics News

If you want to do something about the political polarization of Congress, you have to deal with the underlying cause. You have to reduce the growing level of income inequality in America

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Republicans Are From Mars

Stu Kreisman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, Bi-Partisanship, Gay Rights, Democrats, Gay Marriage, Culture, Republicans, Politics News

If you ever thought there was a cultural difference between Republicans and Democrats, check out this survey by MediaCurves Just click the play butto...

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Republicans Complain: Obama Never Woos Us Anymore

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gop, Joe Pounder, Bi-Partisanship, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Charles Grassley, President Obama, Eric Cantor, Post-Partisanship, Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Republican Party, Politics News

GOP leaders have a new complaint about President Obama: He's not reaching out to them nearly as much as he did earlier this year, when he road-tested ...

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Bringing Seniors to the Health Care Table

Doug Schoen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bi-Partisanship, Senate Finance Committee, Aarp, Senator Baucus, Chris Dodd, Medicare, Health Care, Congressional Budget Office, Barack Obama, Politics News

Rarely in Washington do you come across a moment of unequivocal bipartisan alignment, especially on an issue as polarizing as health-care reform. Today was one of them.

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Obama, Lieberman, and "The Hug": Color It Purple

Lanny Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Susan Collins, Msnbc, Obama Hug, Bi-Partisanship, Senator McCain, President Obama, Rachel Maddow, Bloggers, Man Hug, Joe Lieberman, Politics of Hugging, Jane Hamsher, Politics News

We need pressures from the left in our party to remind us why we chose to be Democrats rather than Republicans.

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Corporate and Personal Responsibility

Judith Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Buzz Words, Business, Bailouts, Welfare, Msnbc, Joe Scarborough, Change, Peggy Noonan, Money, Economy, Morning Joe, MSNBC Joe Scarborough, Bi-Partisanship, Politics News

Change begins with each of us on the smallest of levels. Trash in our neighborhoods is not a small thing. As does love, respect too begins at home.

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