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...This kind of rhetoric, which makes Republicans seem more like a conspiratorial enemy than a political party, clearly hampers any efforts at bipartisanship. But there is nothing new about it—this is the same kind of language Obama used in defeating John McCain in the general election last November. Indeed, the Obama administration continues to deploy many of the campaign tactics it used in the run-up to the election, even now that it has taken power. Behind the facade of hope and change lies a cynical attitude of vote-getting and shallow ideological persuasion that only hurts...
...course, politics can change in a hurry. Three years ago, books like One Party Country and Building Red America were heralding Rove's plan to create a permanent Republican majority. President Barack Obama is popular today, but Democrats in general are not, and they will all face a backlash if they can't reverse this economic tailspin now that they own all the Washington machinery. Tom Cole, a longtime Republican operative turned Oklahoma Congressman, recalls that shortly before the Reagan Revolution, the GOP was in such dire straits, it ran ads declaring that Republicans are people too. "We've lost...
Should the politicians fail to agree on a new power sharing formula, prospects increase for a military takeover. While Army Chief of Staff General Ashfaq Kiyani - the most powerful man in Pakistan, who maintains his own close relationship with the U.S. - is said to have no appetite for political power, the spiraling social and political crisis could prompt him to oust the elected government and install an administration of technocrats. There's no sign of this happening yet, but it remains the only plausible alternative to either Zardari or Sharif. And, of course, the military has not exactly been gung...
...Harper's minority Conservative government in particular needs votes in Canada's industrial heartland if it is to survive a general election, which might come as early as next month. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...Also, the Obama Administration has made it clear that Canada needs to step up with a serious rescue package for Chrysler and General Motors if it wants a voice in how the North American auto industry is restructured. But it's already a silent partner, receiving just 2% of Chrysler and one director on the new board in exchange for $3.2 billion in support. That's poor payback, says Jack Layton, head of the New Democratic Party, Canada's fourth largest federal party, which enjoys strong union ties. "The government did not fight hard enough for job and production-share...