Lexington: Bi-curious

摘要

George bush greeted the Democratic takeover of Congress on November 7th with lots of nice talk about bipartisanship. He greeted the publication of the Baker-Hamilton report on Iraq a month later with more of the same. Mr Bush promised he would reach across the aisle to work with the new ladies and lords of Congress. And he would listen carefully to the recommendations of Messrs Baker and Hamilton and their fellow wise men. Bush the uniter would replace Bush the divider. The press contributed to this bipartisan glow; There was lots of talk of George Bush senior dispatching James Baker to rescue his errant son. Of the return to bipartisan realpolitik. Of the revival of the good old days when wise men of both parties solved problems over lunch in the Metropolitan Club.