[Paleo Conservative]

Too bad it isn't Karl Rove who said this. He could have said, "Demos work with the GOP or else."

[Piquaboy]

He could go talk to a post and get the same results.

[kevkrom]

"You know, I'd like to see the president being willing to really engage in a bipartisan debate. He has said, basically: This is my plan, take it or leave it," Leahy said.

Actually, no. The President hasn't put forth a "plan" of any sort. What he has done is put forth a list of general parameters he'd like a plan drafted by Congress to fit within, without providing the specific of how to accomplish them. There have been a few suggestions and examples, to point out feasibility, but he gave Congress a pretty wide latitude to accomplish the task as they see fit.