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To: sandintoes who wrote (32132)	2/3/2009 11:36:49 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 71588

Obama’s Unifying Power Evident in Bipartisan Stimulus by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace · 35 Comments (2009-01-30) — A White House spokesman sounded a triumphant note about the House passage of the president’s economic stimulus package during the daily briefing for reporters, calling House Resolution 1 “the first of President Obama’s many truly bipartisan efforts.” “Progressive Democrats from liberal extremists to the far left came together, overlooking their differences, and did the right thing for the American people,” said Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. “It’s great to see them reach across the space between their desks in a spirit of compromise, setting aside their own polarizing agendas.” The $819 billion package of spending and IRS donations to non-taxpayers passed the House 244 to 188, with the “negligible opposition” limited to every single Republican and 11 nominal Democrats. “It’s a new day in Washington D.C.,” said Mr. Gibbs. “On November 5th, Americans said they’re sick and tired of divisive partisan bickering. Barack Obama has already proven to be the bridge-builder he claimed to be.” The White House said President Obama has no hard feelings toward the 11 conservative Democrats who opposed the bill, and has actually sent them each a card and a small gift — an elegant lapel pin bearing the image of the Flintstones character ‘Dino‘. scrappleface.com