Democrats Bipartisanship Is Baloney

So what happened at the big "health care summit"? Remember, this was when Obama said both sides were going to present ideas and he was going to take any ideas that made sense.

The Democrats refused to accept any Republican ideas.

Obama scolded the Republicans for not just going along with him.

The Democrats lectured and made speeches, "telling stories" according to the press - in other words proving this was nothing more than a dog and pony show for the press and anyone with the intestinal fortitude to watch it.

And this morning the headlines are that the Democrats are prepared to push on with their own plans and no Republican input or support.

I can hardly wait for the editorials blaming Republicans for their lack of bipartisanship.

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Unsurprisingly, the press this morning is lying about what happened in order to advance their and Obama's storyline about how Republicans don't have any ideas, blah blah blah. However, the initial reactions from the press put the lie to this:

CNN's David Gergen:

The folks in the White House just must be kicking themselves right now. They thought that coming out of Baltimore when the President went in and was mesmerizing and commanding in front of the House Republicans that he could do that again here today. That would revive health care and would change the public opinion about their health care bill and they can go on to victory. Just the opposite has happened

CNN's Gloria Borger:

The Republicans have been very effective today. They really did come to play. They were very smart.

They took on the substance of a very complex issue. ... But they really stuck to the substance of this issue and tried to get to the heart of it and I think did a very good job.

They came in with a plan. They mapped it out.

CNN's Wolf Blitzer:

It looks like the Republicans certainly showed up ready to play.

The Hill's A.B. Stoddard:

I think we need to start out by acknowledging Republicans brought their 'A Team.' They had doctors knowledgeable about the system, they brought substance to the table, and they, I thought, expressed interest in the reform. I thought in the lecture from Senator John McCain and on the issue of transparency, I thought today the Democrats were pretty much on their knees.