With left-of-center columnists critiquing the Beltway obsession with bipartisanship even in outlets like the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, it's no wonder that David Broder is upset (Washington Post, 2/19/09). He calls the idea that Obama should stop worrying so much about attracting Republican support "the worst advice he has received," warning that without reaching out to Republicans, Obama won't be able to "offset protectionist impulses among Democrats," and "Democrats will never tackle Social Security." Horrors! To be fair, Broder does suggest that Obama can only achieve some other more progressive goals via bipartisanship, but his argument on these [...]
Dec
15
2008
The Company You Keep
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Washington Post columnist David Broder took up the issue of healthcare policy in his column yesterday ("Health Reform's Moment," 12/14/08). One of FAIR's chief criticisms of media over the past two decades has been the narrow range of sources the media rely on to shape the debate over a given issue. Healthcare is no different, so it was instructive to read the top of Broder's column, where you see who he considers important: On the same morning that President-elect Barack Obama introduced Tom Daschle, the former Senate majority leader, as his prospective secretary of health and human services and his [...]
