Legislators pairing off for bipartisan seating at Obama speech

cnn.com ^ | January 23, 2011 | Tom Cohen

[ColdOne]

Washington (CNN) -- Will Tuesday be "Date Night" in Congress for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address?

Democratic and Republican legislators are pairing off to sit together for the annual speech in a symbolic gesture of bipartisanship, and some of the combinations so far are intriguing.

Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, the epitome of East Coast liberalism, and Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, a symbol of conservative intransigence, are putting aside their differences to cross the political aisle for a night, Schumer said Sunday.

"I think if Coburn and Schumer can sit next to each other, then probably just about everybody can," Schumer told the CBS program "Face the Nation," adding: "It's true it's symbolic, but let's not forget (that) oftentimes in history, symbols influence reality."

[FrankR]

The most disgusting thing I've ever heard of...why didn't the dems call for this when they had the power?

[FreedomPoster]

When are these Charlie Brown Republicans going to realize they get played by the Lucy Democrats every time they attempt bipartisanship?

[joma89]

Seems our “ruling class” just love to ignore us.

JoMa

[Paladin2]

Is Newt going to sit beside Nazi, AGAIN?

[skimask]

How nice a kumbya speech.

[Castigar]

“...Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, a symbol of conservative intransigence”

Huh?

[Allegra]

Symbolism over substance....gee, I wonder if they’re trying to distract us from the elephant in the room?

[Paladin2]

"I cannot fathom the level of stupidity that would be required for the Republicans to buy off on this self-defeatist act of idiocy. "

I guess the GOPers just want to spend most of the speech watching the 6 of the 'rat in front of them as the 'rats give SO after SO to Zer0.

[American Constitutionalist]

” Sleeping with the enemy doesn’t appeal to me. “ it’s repugnant

[SevenMinusOne]

The GOP is pathteic - These clowns did not "come together" sit together after 9-11. Yet, they are doing so now, after the DEM leadeship (Obama included) basically try to spin to the American public that "conservatives" are for killing people (Giffords). They attack honest Americans this way...and now the GOP will sit together with them? Fking insane.

[liberty or death]

“This certainly demonstrates that we do not really have a two party system”.

Like I tell my kids, you are who you hang around with.

[goldstategop]

The GOP has confirmed its the Stupid Party... and gay to boot!

[tumblindice]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHsQpTbQ9Uo

Those Democrats are so dishy, Moondoggie!

[Politicalmom]

Wow. Symbolism over substance from Congress. How unusual.

*Sigh*

[ReneeLynn]

It will only be interesting to see which Repubs choose not to sit with a Dem. But I can’t stand to watch Obama in any setting so I’ll have to read that here.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Remember their names and remind them of their stupidity at the next election.

[Absolutely Nobama]

Andrew Napolitano is right. What two party system ? Where ? No, really, where ?

[MrEdd]

The proper protocol woul be for Republicans to laugh, point at Obonghit, and mock him at every pause.

[Russ]

Maybe Sarah Palin will invite Chris Matthews to watch it with her and Mark Levin...