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Enough With 'Bipartisan Consensus' Already -- Ignore the Republicans and Reform Wall St.

Robert Kuttner, AlterNet. April 24, 2010.

If the Senate Democratic Leadership can resist the snake oil of a bipartisan deal, the bill will probably get stronger as it works its way through Congress.

Senate's Puny Jobs Bill Is More Proof That 'Bipartisanship' Accomplishes Little

Bill Scher, Campaign for America's Future. February 23, 2010.

We have to recognize that if all bipartisanship produces are bills that fall short, all bipartisanship will give us is failure.

Poll: Public Prefers Dem-only Bill With a Public Option

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. October 5, 2009.

Obviously, the public's desire for bipartisanship is pretty limited.

Max Baucus Pushes 'Radioactive Compromise' on Health

Jonathan Walker, Campaign for America's Future. August 7, 2009.

Baucus' plan reduces cost by simply leaving around 17 million Americans uninsured.

Health Reform: If Everyone Is Happy, Nothing Is Getting Done

Mike Lux, Open Left. August 6, 2009.

If Dems take the easy path, and get that big bipartisan love fest, health care will still be messed up in all the ways it's messed up now.

On Health Reform, Forget Bipartisanship

Digby, Hullabaloo. July 15, 2009.

Republicans seem hellbent on opposing health care reform.

A Hard Look at Obama's Wasted Efforts at Bipartisanship

Staff, ThinkProgress. February 13, 2009.

What Obama did vs. What Obama got.

When Will Obama Wise Up and Give the Republicans Hell?

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. February 3, 2009.

Bipartisanship with the Republicans, right now, it not merely galling, but also foolish.

How Much Should Obama Work with Republicans?

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. January 23, 2009.

Few traditions are as annoying as the worship of bipartisanship, for it ignores the fact that sometimes one party gets things disastrously wrong.

Health Care's Odd Couple

Ezra Klein, The American Prospect. March 18, 2008.

Sens. Wyden and Bennett are starting to build a bipartisan consensus around health care -- despite their opposing political views.

Bipartisanland [VIDEO]

Bill Richards, Bill Richards' Cablog. February 28, 2008.

It's a magical place of compromise and cooperation, where anything, from torture to tax cuts is OK, as long as both political parties agree on it.

Now They're All For Bipartisanship

Molly Ivins, AlterNet. November 15, 2006.

Apparently, the people of this country did not elect liberals to Congress last week. Nope, they elected populists!