Arianna Huffington: Sunday Roundup
<p>When given the choice between having Barack Obama reach across the aisle to work with the GOP or pursue the policies he advanced during his campaign, a significant majority of Americans want him to stick to his guns (<a rel=”nofollow” target=”_blank” href=”http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/president-obama/poll-majority-doesnt-want-obama-to-be-bipartisan/”>56 percent to 39 percent)</a>. And 79 percent of the public wants Republicans to drop the partisanship and work with Obama. No wonder Obama seems to be driving Republicans over the edge, with Tom DeLay <a rel=”nofollow” target=”_blank” href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaaKCY-ZR8g”>calling</a> the president’s address to Congress “insane,” John Bolton <a rel=”nofollow” target=”_blank” href=”http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2009/02/john-bolton-cpac-benefits-nuking-chicago”>cracking jokes</a> about the nuclear annihilation of Chicago, and Bobby Jindal using his time in the spotlight <a rel=”nofollow” target=”_blank” href=”http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-02-25/jindals-eruption-of-hot-gas/”>to rave</a> — inaccurately — about wasteful “volcano monitoring” programs. You know times are tough for Republicans when the highlight of CPAC is a <a rel=”nofollow” target=”_blank” href=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/27/jonathan-krohn-13-year-ol_n_170642.html”>two-minute speech</a> delivered by a 13-year old.</p>
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