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Leading Beltway "Bipartisan" BSer Ignatius Gives Up On Post Partisan Unity Schtick

By Big Tent Democrat

At least one Beltway "bipartisan" BSer has woken up from the never-neverland where Beltway gasbags reside:

The Marine Corps’ 1st Division has a macho motto: “No Better Friend. No Worse Enemy.” President Barack Obama could use a little of that Clint Eastwood-style bravura now as he bargains with Republicans over the stimulus package and tries to establish momentum and credibility for his new administration.

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. . . In Obama’s case, the power is there -- he has big legislative majorities, he won a solid majority in November, and his popularity has grown since then. But he is still learning how to use it. Post-partisan can’t mean wimpy. Aided by his tough-guy Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, Obama needs to find a post-partisan political hammer.

. . . Obama needs to tell GOP leaders what he expects, and make clear the political consequences of obstruction. In that sense, the tone of his Post op-ed . . . was off. The themes were there; what was missing was that Clint Eastwood snarl: Go ahead, Senator. Defy my stimulus program. Make my day!

Even Ignatius is telling Obama to jettison the post partisan unity schtick.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on February 06, 2009 (boomark / email).