Word: bipartisanship
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...Englander who, on nearly every issue except national security, is a lifelong liberal, including the issue of abortion. Some might walk out of the convention or turn their backs on Lieberman when he speaks. And while picking Lieberman might remind swing voters of McCain's reputation for independence and bipartisanship, a rebellion from within the GOP base could tank McCain's chances of winning. "The eruption would be huge," says one social conservative leader who is waiting nervously to see what McCain does. "The race is too close. There's no need to do something like that. McCain doesn...
...also commended Purcell for his bipartisanship, citing his hiring of a Republican chief of staff when he was mayor. Before being elected mayor, Purcell served for ten years as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, including six as majority leader...
...what does that mean? It has become something of a tradition for a President to claim bipartisanship by appointing stray members of the opposing party who either have a similar outlook or are tucked into the most obscure Cabinet positions; even George W. Bush hired Norman Mineta - remember him? - as Secretary of Transportation. Obama seems intent on going beyond that. "I don't want to have people who just agree with me," he said. "I want people who are continually pushing me out of my comfort zone." Obama said he'd be particularly interested in having high-ranking Republicans advising...
...Rove—who attacked Obama but spared his opponent, Senator Hillary Clinton—said that the Illinois senator had built his campaign around a message of bipartisanship but that the rhetoric was not supported by his record...
...President from one party and a Representative or Senator from another? Perhaps it's a clever way to preserve the creative tension of divided government, check the excesses of any one party and send a veiled warning to everyone in Washington that it's time for a little bipartisanship. Or perhaps people simply choose the candidates they like. Campaign managers overthink things too. Consider the time wasted in war rooms parsing the molecular difference between, say, "Ready for Change" and "Change We Can Believe In," a distinction without a difference if ever there was one. Voters make their decisions...