Randy Haddock

Bipartisanship means working with the party in power to help craft the bill.  While Obama did meet with Republicans to try to get their votes, Nancy Pelosi refused to do the same — and refused to negotiate any elements of the bill with House Republicans.  Why should Republicans support a bill on which they’ve been locked out?

Bipartisanship doesn’t require Republicans to vote for terrible legislation.  This so-called stimulus package is perhaps the most irresponsible economic legislation ever presented for a floor vote in Congress.  And if you don’t believe that, try asking some of the Senate Democrats who have all but declared this dead on arrival in the upper chamber, at least in its present form.