Broder's Bipartisanship: Ignore Issues Where There is Disagreement
Today David Broder reveals the silliness of his bipartisanship fetish for all the world to see:
It was not nostalgia or a desire for companionship that brought four former Senate leaders together in a meeting room on Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning, but rather a sense of alarm at the breakdown in civility and at the fierce partisanship that has infected Congress and blocked action on national priorities. . . . Tom Daschle of South Dakota said, "Our goal is not to find common ground among the four of us on every single issue but to find those areas on which common ground can be found, and then see if we can become the catalyst for bringing that common ground to Congress."
Um, thanks Tom. You did a fine job of rolling over finding common ground when you and Senate Dems voted for the Iraq Debacle in 2002. A little too much bipartisanship then don't you think?
But maybe Messrs. Daschle, Mitchell, Dole and Baker can help guide us through some sticky issues:
As an example, Bob Dole of Kansas said that he and Daschle have almost completed a draft report on agricultural policy that will be offered to Congress as the lawmakers take up the reauthorization of the farm bill.
Hallelujah!! That divisive fight over agricultural policy can NOW be solved!!! Thank you soooooo much!!!
Now on Iraq?
The four former Senate leaders know, more than almost anyone else, how difficult it is to find such agreement. So they are choosing their targets with care. The Iraq war is not on the agenda.
Oh. I guess they can't help us with the most important issue of the day. But thanks for the ethanol policy. Really appreciate it. I'm sure Archer Daniels Midland does too.
How pathetic.
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