"Back in January, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman presciently warned President Obama about the GOP's bad faith in negotiating the stimulus bill, announcing, "Look, Republicans are not going to come on board."

Now Krugman's paper is reporting the White House may finally be learning its lesson and planning to "go it alone" on health care reform. Which is just as well. If the history of the past 30 years teaches us anything, it's that bipartisanship is a one-way street and that the America people win when Democrats stick to their guns and go it alone.

As the table below makes clear, the days of overwhelming Democratic majorities in Congress bringing some recalcitrant Republicans along for the passage of Social Security (1935) and Medicare (1965) are long gone. While some turncoat Democrats helped GOP Presidents Reagan and Bush sell their supply-side snake oil, the modern obstructionist Republican Party is determined to torpedo new Democratic presidents at all costs:"

More at: Daily Kos: State of the Nation (http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/8/19/769442/-America-Wins-When-Democrats-Go-It-Alone)

Now Krugman's paper is reporting the White House may finally be learning its lesson and planning to "go it alone" on health care reform. Which is just as well. If the history of the past 30 years teaches us anything, it's that bipartisanship is a one-way street and that the America people win when Democrats stick to their guns and go it alone.



:yeahthat: unchecked dictatorships always result in economic prosperity for the populace

Because the data comes from a completely unbiased source....

You know, I may have been born at night, but it wasn't LAST night. I just don't get how anyone can be of the opinion that one political party is always, always right and the other is always, always wrong. Real life isn't a cartoon or a comic book where the bad guys are all pals and collude together in cabals of evil.

I've been screwed over by too many Democrats over a lifetime to ever jump on board and think THEY are the "good guys" and anyone else is the "bad guys".

And somehow using the example of two bloated programs which are both going broke seems weak.

Guys, you are not the target audience. This a morale piece for the liberals, to get them to stick to it, and not question why so many people they actually kow personally disagree with them.

Guys, you are not the target audience. This a morale piece for the liberals, to get them to stick to it, and not question why so many people they actually kow personally disagree with them.

Exactly!

The Donks definition of America 'winning' is decline into a third world country.

I can't believe you opened a thread with an article from DailyKos. That's as bad as Newsmax, WND, or Dem Underground. Totally worthless and hackish.

I can't believe you opened a thread with an article from DailyKos. That's as bad as Newsmax, WND, or Dem Underground. Totally worthless and hackish.

It's his favorite source of "information". :shrug:

Unbiased information is to Daily Kos as achohol is to O'Douls.

medicare and social security.

why would anyone bring up two programs that are broke, expensive and evidently not working to prove that America wins?

the way I see it

America goes broke when democrats go it alone.

and then look at the spending chart that is on the link page.
obama has already outspent everyone but President Bush, but remember, those numbers indicate 8 years for President Clinton, 8 years for President Bush, and roughly 100 days for obama.

anyone else see an issue here?