A Moment’s Rest from “Hyperpartisanship”

Making News

The Senate Overrides Bush’s Veto on a Bill With $1 billion for Water Projects in California ()

With overwhelming votes by both political parties, the House and the Senate have overridden a veto by President George W. Bush.  It calls for $23 billion dollars for 900 water projects including the LA River, the Salton Sea and levees and dams in Northern California.    

Guests:

• Ellen Hanak: Associate Director and Water Specialist at the Public Policy Institute of California

Links:

• Sacramento Valley Flood Protection

Main Topic

Ron Brownstein on Partisanship and America’s Second Civil War ()

For the first time since he took office, Congress has overridden a veto by President Bush.  Tonight we’ll hear what the Water Resources Development Act could mean for LA and the rest of California.  One thing it’s not is a return to bipartisan compromise in Washington.  We’ll talk with Ron Brownstein, who says, “the political system is more polarized than the country”— and likely to stay that way.

Guests:

• Ron Brownstein: Political Director for Atlantic Media, @RonBrownstein

Links:

• Brownstein's book
• Ronald Brownstein presents and signs 'Second Civil War' at Book Soup in Los Angeles, 11/11

Reporter's Notebook

Sam Zell ()

Sam Zell, likely next owner of the LA Times, bikes with “Zell’s Angeles” and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.  

Guests:

• Connie Bruck: Staff Writer at The New Yorker