bipartisanship

In his State of the Union address, President Obama didn't shy away from tackling the ongoing questions about the health care reform law head on. And though he opened with a joke, he made it clear that while he's serious about repairing any flaws in the law, repeal is not an option.

President Obama's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform couldn't get enough of its members to approve its own recommendations or to find the 14 votes needed to send its proposal to Congress. But don't count out deficit reduction yet.

During his address Wednesday night, look for President Obama to focus on solutions for problem No. 1: The lack of jobs. Employment growth will determine not just the economy's fate, but also that of the Democratic majorities in Congress -- and possibly of Obama's presidency.

The nicest thing you can say about Washington's new economic bipartisanship is that it's a work in progress. President Obama's $787 billion fiscal stimulus package, signed by the president today, could have contained fewer pet programs, but at the same time Republicans in the House and Senate...