Word Watch: Bipartisan

230 students: I'll probably be assigning you to listen to this On the Media radio program about the definition of "bipartisan." For those of you who like to work ahead, give it a listen.

Obama promised to bring a bipartisan spirit to Washington. But this week he signed the 787 billion dollar stimulus package with basically no Republican support and the media declared it a failure of bipartisanship. What's bipartisan really mean anyway? James Morone, a professor from Brown University, says the media might have a warped sense of the word.

via On The Media: Transcript of "Word Watch: Bipartisan " (February 20, 2009).