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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Paul Lester and Kevin Anderson

Tweet the People: Is bipartisanship on stimulus plan killing liberal ideals?

Barack Obama
President Barack Obama speaks to reporters in Washington on Monday. Obama is hoping for bipartisan support of his economic stimulus plan. Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP

Here's our Twitter topic of the day:

Barack Obama is working with Republican leaders in Congress in hopes of getting an $825bn stimulus bill passed.

Earlier this week, complaints from conservatives prompted the president to ask House Democrats to remove a measure that would have helped state governments fund family planning services.

In his effort to garner bipartisan support for the stimulus plan, is Obama sacrificing his liberal ideals or is he being smart by listening to conservatives to get the package passed?

Share your opinions by sending us a response on our GuardianUS Twitter page. You can do this by logging on to your Twitter account, typing @GuardianUS and then your comment of 140 characters or less. Of course, you can always comment on this blog post.

UPDATE: Here is our first response from Tosk59:

@GuardianUS Mistake to start off w/ those tax cuts levels("to be bi-partisan") Peeved some Dems, Republicans will always insist on more

Keep them coming, and thank you for contributing.

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