>Quite a meeting yesterday between President Obama and Republican legislators. One of the things that excited me most about him as a candidate was that he seemed to offer a way past the toxic partisanship that had paralyzed Washington for the previous 16 years. It has not worked out that way so far, to say the least (and in both directions). I guess I am enough of a utopian not to have given up on it yet.
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>http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/obama-house-republicans-debate-their-divisions/
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>Somewhat related, I have been reading and enjoying "Game Change," the new bestseller about the 2008 election campaign. It has gotten a lot of attention for its salacious quotes (this is where Harry Reid's unfortunate and wildly overhyped statement about Obama being able to "talk Negro" came from) but it is also a solid piece of reporting by two veteran political reporters. As a political junkie I am finding it fascinating. It probably helps that I know I am going to like the ending ;-)

I have read "Game Change," but recently read "The Battle for America 2008," which was a multi-year project covering the 2008 election. Really good, highly recommended.

Tamar