The Journal has a big A1 story today about how Republicans hope to learn from the mistakes they made following their 1994 victory, which handed them control of the House, and how House Republicans behind the scenes are getting ready to work in a bipartisan fashion should Rep. John Boehner become Speaker of the House. To implement a “a post-election strategy aimed at securing concrete legislation.”
No, really.
Republicans, who have built their agenda for the last two year around obstructing virtually any and all legislation favored by Democrats and who have adopted an historic brand of partisanship, are going to change their ways. Upon gaining control of the House, they're going to unveil a new era of political cooperation and reach across the party isle for the good of the country. (If Obama is willing to compromise, of course.)
Or so say Republican leaders.
It's all very interesting. And I'm sure it's especially interesting for Democratic members of Congress who have been treated to nothing but 'no' votes for two years. So what do Democratic members think about the soon-to-be era of bipartisan cooperation? Well, Journal readers don't know because there's not a single Democrat quoted in the article.
In a report about bipartisanship, Rupert Murdoch's WSJ forgot to interview any Democrats.