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Why is it that Barack Obama’s rhetoric sounds so strangely familiar?

Oh, I remember. There was this charming young fellow from Arkansas – what was the name of that town? Anyway, he had this awfully nice idea, about a “third way” alternative to right-left partisanship. I wonder what became of him and that darling wife of his….

Wait, yes, it’s all coming back to me. She’s pursued that third-way agenda herself, in the Senate and in a run for the presidency.

And so has the man from Honolulu/Indonesia/The South Side. (If this path doesn’t lead to the White House, it certainly qualifies him for one of those “New Sanfrankota” ads.)

So, which of our frontrunners do I prefer? To use the essential word of Obama’s generation: whatever.  Read more 

At the risk of unleashing an Ice-nine-scale attack of meta-ness, here is how I broached the topic of bipartisanship with the folks at Democratic Underground…

Let’s talk about Obama, Hillary, and “Bipartisanship”

For the record, I’m not trying to start a flame war.

But I’m going to talk honestly and share three links (at the end) I’d like you to check out.

Put simply, this talk about “bipartisanship,” “post-partisanship,” and “reaching across the aisle,” has got to stop.

Pop quiz: who said these things in the wake of the 2006 Midterm election?

“…we need to put aside our partisan differences”
“The election said they want to see more bipartisan cooperation.”
“The truth of the matter is, the American people are sick of the partisanship and name-calling.”  Read more 

Welcome to the first episode of “The Sorry News,” a series of occasional commentaries about false narratives in today’s America.

Suggestions for future topics are most welcome! What dubious memes, truisms, and such get your goat???

Today’s topic is the oft-praised quality of “Bipartisanship.”

Transcript:  Read more