Los Angeles Times, November 21, 2010 by Peter Nicholas
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-struggles-20101121,0,6992944.story
“You can’t build bipartisanship on preemptive concessions,” Edley said in an interview. “These are bullies who can’t be appeased.” Edley, who also served on Obama’s transition team advisory board, added: “Too much time was squandered pursuing bipartisanship—far beyond the point of a good-faith effort. Repeating the same hopeful approach would be tragic. They need to be open to bipartisanship, but there needs to be a demonstrated interest from the other side.”