Barack Gets His Partisan Groove Back  I'm sure it's only a
temporary hiatus from the bipartisan why can't we all just along
and split the difference Barack Obama but the President in a
rare but welcomed departure from established form chose to
assail the GOP for its obstructionism first over the weekend in
his weekly address and then again today.  The New York Times
provides coverage of today's Rose Garden berating of the GOP:
President Obama called on Congress on Monday to pass an
extension of unemployment benefits, and leveled a sharp critique
against Republican senators who have stopped passage of a bill
that would give some relief to out-of-work Americans.  Under
pressure in an election year to reduce the unemployment rate,
now at 9.5 percent, Mr. Obama also urged the Senate to approve a
package of tax cuts and an expansion of lending to small
businesses. “We all have to continue our efforts to do
everything in our power to spur growth and hiring,” Mr. Obama
said at the White House.  Senate Democrats are