NYT: Bipartisan Spirit Falters

http://mobile.nytimes.com/article;jsessionid=E15725F0C3B6A20BB87D28A2BC7DA49A.w6?a=144631&f=23

If by bipartisan spirit you mean Republicans willingness to try to solve problems rather than obstruct everything so they can bitch about Dems 'not doing anything'.

I was expecting a story about how each side has a proposal for the housing crisis but they cannot reconcile them. Except you suddenly realize that while the article uses a parallel structure (these people want to do this but others object because ... Repeat) every proposed solution is from congressional Dems and every refute is just a Republican saying 'no we just need tax breaks for millionaires'.

Even the article throws in the insight that the Republican ideas have 'little direct connection to the mortgage mess'. They couldn't even be bothered to throw together some relevant talking points, they just grabbed an old set from three years ago.

Meanwhile, it will be interesting to see if they are bitching about not getting enough contributions from the banking industry in a few months.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/todays_must_read_285.php