https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/03/obamas-approach-to-deals-i-win-you-lose/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 16:28:38 -0400<![CDATA[On Capitol Hill, the normal practice in seeking a compromise is to woo the other party and recruit prominent allies. Mr. Bush lined up the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as his chief Democratic ally to pass the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001. Mr. Clinton and Trent Lott, then Senate majority leader, agreed on a balanced-budget bill in 1997. Reagan, facing a lopsided Democratic House majority in 1981, drummed up enough conservative and moderate Democrats to enact his tax and spending bills.]]>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:20:19 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/03/obamas-approach-to-deals-i-win-you-lose-n98878