tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1303820749441552971.post1472861028466642929..comments2010-02-05T12:08:04.084-08:00Joe Markowitzhttps://profiles.google.com/110095410412008560858noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1303820749441552971.post-17819459247570617812010-02-05T12:08:04.084-08:002010-02-05T12:08:04.084-08:00The Republicans should learn to play fair in public. But my guess is that they will not want to do one of these sessions again because they lose in a fair debate, and they don&#39;t sound good to their base when they act reasonable.Joe Markowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12552117060181130126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1303820749441552971.post-14997058601971172422010-02-05T11:02:30.722-08:002010-02-05T11:02:30.722-08:00I think the mouthpiece that Fox News has given to the &quot;Tea Party&quot; elements of the Republican Party is making it very hard for these guys to take measured positions on the issues. (Note all the ridiculous GOP flip-flopping in the Senate this week on the budget advisory panel legislation.) Successful legislating requires an ability to compromise, and this has been a dirty word - IN PUBLIC - in the House for some years now.<br /><br />In reality, quiet conversation between the president and the leadership of the opposition in House and Senate goes on all the time in quiet conversation at the White House. What makes this remarkable is that the back-benchers were invited, and that it was televised.Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08216330972010390893noreply@blogger.com