New Bipartisanism, Same as the Old

Matt Welch:

The other factor at play here, which Democratic ears seem unable to detect, is that Obama is skillfully turning the meaning of the word "bipartisan" into "the coalition that agrees with my magnanimous self."

That's all that bipartisanism is: "I'm on this side, you're on that side, and you've finally found the wisdom to agree with me."

When you think about it, though, if the Republicans weren't going to oppose $500 billion in new spending, what were they going to oppose?