At a recent Brookings event on the State of the Union and the chances for bipartisan action in 2011, Thomas Mann says that President Obama’s address sent a unifying message to the public, but profound differences on the role of government still exist between our two political parties.
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Commentary
A Unifying Message for a Divided Congress
February 1, 2011