Out of Power, Democrats Desire “Bipartisanship”
-->The Democratic Party, which wouldn’t know the real meaning of bipartisanship if it stared them in the face, are certainly bringing it up a lot now that they have suffered devastating loses in past elections.
Rallying a party stung by presidential and congressional losses, the incoming Senate Democratic leader reminded fellow lawmakers on Saturday of their shared commitment to help the nation.
In his party’s weekly radio address, Nevada Sen. Harry Reid struck a positive message of bipartisanship and determination.
“Americans are counting on their elected officials to be there for them, to pursue policies that will make it a little easier for them to realize their dreams,” he said.
Elevated to minority leader earlier this week, Reid succeeds South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle, who lost his re-election bid on Nov. 2. Senate Democrats head into the new Congress with fewer seats – 44 – than at any time since the Great Depression.
If we learned anything from Bush’s first term, it is that Democrats talk “bipartisanship” but don’t walk it. Let’s stop pretending that Democrats really have the interests of America at heart. They are out of power – probably for many years to come, and their current “desire” for bipartisanship only exists as a desperate attempt to claim genuine interest in “working together” so they can accuse President Bush of failing to reach out to the minority party later on.
If the Democrats were in power today, you wouldn’t see them talking about bipartisanship, or even acting in a bipartisan way. They would be governing as if they had a mandate.
Bush is going to get things done for the good of the country. He’ll do that with or without the “help” of Democrats.
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