Ari Fleischer actually said...

If he had kept that campaign tone immediately as part of his policies in 2009 and governed in a bipartisan way, it would have been very different measure.

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Fleischer reflects on the missed opportunities for bipartisanship early in the president's term.

12/06/2010

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