This would be excellent.
As opposed to the myopic talk radio presidency, we'd have an administration that can see the big picture.
Here's hoping.
It seems impossible to consider during the hyper-partisan days of the Orange Menace that Obama named 3 Repubs to his first cabinet. Old Joe appears to be following his example.
"During a news conference on Feb. 9, 2009, in which President Obama made his case for the stimulus plan, he was asked if pressing forward despite Republican objections meant the White House is moving away from its emphasis on bipartisanship.
"You know, when I made a series of overtures to the Republicans — going over to meet with both Republican caucuses; you know, putting three Republicans in my Cabinet, something that is unprecedented; making sure that they were invited here to the White House to talk about the economic recovery plan — all those were not designed simply to get some short-term votes," Obama said. "They were designed to try to build up some trust over time. And I think that as I continue to make these overtures, over time hopefully that will be reciprocated."
UPDATE: This claim was accurate when President Obama said it. As you can see below in the original item, it is indeed un
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