If there's one message voters are sending this year, it's that they want Washington to change its ways, to be less partisan and more willing to compromise and deal realistically with the nation's problems. Right?
So far, it has seemed that way, and many saw the quick bipartisan enactment of an economic stimulus plan as proof that Congress was getting the message. David Broder, The Washington Post's dean of political columnists, went so far today as to suggest the stimulus package is just the beginning of a year that's likely to produce more bipartisan accomplishments. But agreeing to give away money to make voters happy is easy. It'll be a lot tougher when it comes to the intractable issues the next president and Congress will face, beginning with Iraq. After all, this is a Congress that couldn't even keep partisanship out of the equation, when Roger Clemens was called to testify about steroids in baseball.
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