In spirit of nonpartisanship, Dems tell GOP "drop dead"

According to the WaPo, the first acts of the newly-returned-to-power Democrats will be to abandon the bipartisanship they promised to maintain (or at least attempt):

House Democrats intend to pass a raft of popular measures as part of their well-publicized plan for the first 100 hours. They include tightening ethics rules for lawmakers, raising the minimum wage, allowing more research on stem cells and cutting interest rates on student loans.

But instead of allowing Republicans to fully participate in deliberations, as promised after the Democratic victory in the Nov. 7 midterm elections, Democrats now say they will use House rules to prevent the opposition from offering alternative measures, assuring speedy passage of the bills and allowing their party to trumpet early victories.

Not that I'm at all surprised by this from the Pelosi/Reid contingent, but couldn't they have at least waited a few weeks before abandoning one of their main campaign promises? It's as though they tossed a five-dollar-bill on the dresser before they left the bedroom.

At least the Republicans had the good manners to pretend they cared.


HT: Jackie for spotting my egregious errors.