GOP moderate reaching across House aisle

[PhilipShore]

Feb. 12, 2007
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=564402

Petri backs new Democratic majority on early bills


Washington - Tom Petri said one of the lessons of his party's fall election defeat was that "people kind of like to see us working together on a few things."
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The veteran Fond du Lac congressman, one of a shrinking breed of old-school Republican moderates, seems to be following that credo.

In the opening weeks of the new Congress, Petri has crossed over repeatedly to support the other party's initiatives, voting for Democratic bills on the minimum wage, budget rules, spending, college loans, prescription drugs and energy.

[endarkenment]

1. he is free to join our party anytime he chooses

meanwhile the Republic leadership is off swiftplaning pelosi, humiliating reid, and otherwise tossing bombs over the trench while whining about bipartisanship. Screw them. They need another time out. I'd suggest a year of good behavior before we let them back into the process.

[LeftishBrit]

2. Good; the more people vote with the Dems the better!

I hope all the Dems are voting with their party on the main bills!

[Supersedeas]

3. he will be shunned by the Repig party before too long