I wonder what the weather's like in Republicans' reality.

I don't watch TV at all, so can someone tell me if anyone from the Obama admin is getting out there and saying these things?

The GOP knows if they can just stick to whatever story they've made up, eventually it'll worm its way into the "CW" page of newsweek.

I can see this shit coming from a mile away...

When Republicans define "bipartisanship," they describe a process in which they get what they want....

Just to make sure that's clear: When Republicans define "bipartisanship," they describe a process in which they get everything. they want, and Democrats get nothing.

They obviously don't have any patience. They're a cross between a two-year-old and a crackhead.

Steve, the problem is people like you give Republicans a bully pulpit. The rest of us want you press types to get over it. Just tell your friends in the press corp that the Republicans lost. Obama won. You pay attention to winners. Losing whiners go home.

Instead of asking about the weather in the Republicans' alternate reality, you ought to be asking about the press' alternate reality.

"solipsism" is a really neat word. It is unusual to run across a word that I don't know. Thanks for expanding my vocabulary!

Like I said the other day, Republicans are demanding quotas.

Apparently, there is an "oppressed" minority group that Republicans believe deserve special set-asides -- doughy, rich, reality-challenged, irony-deficient white guys.

"When Republicans define "bipartisanship," they describe a process in which they get what they want..."

From the unabridged dictionary of rethugnican-speak:

Bipartisanship - Democrats give republicans everything they want.

True Bipartisanship - Democrats give republicans everything they want & self-flagellate in public for having a differing viewpoint.

Yes and the "Liberal" press are spreading their complaints far and wide!

You guys really have to read, and I mean READ HR1/S1.

It is nothing but unadulterated, hormone inhanced, Pork Fat, there ain't a scrap of Bacon there.

Neither the Publican (Running the Tavern) or Piglosi's Dummycrats (Recently released from St. Elswhere) have a clue about what's going on out here; and if you can't tell that from the rhetoric, you're as stupid as they are!

Dem response to Repugs daily should be in the words of their beloved Dick (and I do mean DICK) Cheney to Pat Leahy--Go Fuck yourself!!

I disagree that the basis of republican objections are ideological (all tax cuts and no spending).

I am convinced that the real reason is strategic politics. This is the republican strategy to work their way back into power. The strategy could be called the Rush Limbaugh Plan.

Summary: Do everything you can to try to undermine the administration, offer nothing constructive, pray for failure, assign blame, hope that American electorate doesn't see through this BS and puts you back into power.

I don't know if it will work, but its about the only thing they have right now. My question for all of you is, what should the Obama administration do to counter this strategy.

P.S. I too can see BS coming a mile away.

In other news, the Lilliputians are losing patience with Gulliver.

Not to feed the trolls but joseph herbert I just read the entire bill and I'm wondering exactly what part of the bill you consider to be pork? And brilliant mastermind that you are just what exactly is your solution? Could it be lowering taxes for the rich and corporations?

I agree with Ron Byers. The republicans couldn't get away with this if it weren't for the propaganda meisters of the press carrying their water. Over the weekend the MSM had 2 republicans on for every Democrat. Fairness Doctrine anyone?

The alternate reality of the press corps appears to based on the belief that this is not a retreat by the RepuGs, but, a strategic withdrawal. Plus, Hood makes better copy than either Joe Johnston or Sherman. The press believes Hood will really be able to hold Atlanta, and, thus save CNN and their ilk.

This really gets me. We went through all those Bush years of dealing with being called traitor or unpatriotic when we disagreed with Bush. Now the Republicans cry because Obama hasn't done everything they wanted in under 2 weeks. Mitt needs to get his magical panties out of the bunch they are in.

I too, like a SadOldVet above, like the word "solipsism." I have seen it before but never understood it. Now with the magic of Google it takes only a few moments to look up the definition. The one I like best is "extreme egocentrism." It perfectly describes the Republican party.

solipsism is another word for savage rush worship.

One cannot lose what one never had.

I just wonder what Obama thinks when he hears stuff like this.

Let's not forget that Obama did something in his first two weeks that Bush (and few Presidents) ever do -- he went to Congress to lobby for passage of a bill (almost never happens) and, while he was there, he met with the Republicans for hours, giving them an audience for their concerns.

No President has gone to the Capitol and met with the opposition in a closed door, private session in, what -- well, it's possibly never happened before. I think Obama's done more reaching out to the opposing party than maybe any other President in the past hundred years.

Let's complain about it.

As I explain at my blog, the problem for Republicans is that they have absolutely no prepackaged rhetoric capable of handling what Obama did to them. They've been fighting this intractable partisan war for so long that they were caught entirely unprepared if someone actually treated them as they said they wanted to be treated. They're like little kids who demand the right to jump off a bridge, and continue to demand that right even after you give them permission to do so; because they never wanted to jump off the bridge to begin with.

It's not that they WANT to be crazy. They just don't know what else to do. Obama wasn't supposed to do what he did and now they're clueless as to what their next move should be. All they can do is repeat what they always said and hope people buy it. Besides Mark Halperin's friends, I doubt few will.

For anyone interested:
The Broken Record Speaks

I think the Republicans think "stimulus" means "tax cut." They still think trickle down works. I made THEM more money, didn't it?

They ALL think they're middle class, too, especially that newly self-outed twit Tweety.

Republicans are moving into a vacuum because the Dems don't have a clue how to turn the repubs' obstructionism to their advantage. Reid and Pelosi are hopeless. Obama needs to take the lead and set a more aggressive tone. It wasn't his postpartisanism that got him into the WH. It was Sarah Palin. He would have had a much tougher time if McCain had chosen someone remotely presidential. So Obama needs to get over his campaign rhetoric when the repubs start blocking the program. If I sound angry, it's because I am. I'm sick of the Dem leadership just sitting back and taking whatever is thrown out them.

...the repubs start blocking the program.

It seems that perhaps even they haven't noticed yet, but the Republicans were voted out. Way out.

They voted unanimously against a bill that passed by over 50 votes. Maybe the Senate will be a little tougher, but I don't think they can block anything anymore.

Someone needs to tell Fox News about this, too. Fred, Juan and Charles were hailing the heroism of the House Republicans last night for sticking together. I got the impression they thought the bill failed.

News at 11:

Repubs lick toads and Rush's ball sac, report Rush's ball sac more hallucinogenic.