>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 ;-)

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Nothing would be better than for Obama to act in accordance with his own words. last week brings HOPE but nothing more until more of his own action supports his words.