Podesta: Obama Wants Dialogue, But GOP Unwilling

John Podesta, the co-chairman of President Obama’s transition team, pushed back against suggestions that Obama is needlessly appeasing Republicans by pressing for GOP votes on the stimulus.

In an interview with ThinkProgress, the blog of Podesta’s think tank, Center for American Progress, Podesta said that Obama is willing to talk to Republicans but not compromise his values.

“So far, that dialogue has been largely one in which it

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