For a moment last week there was a concerted attempt for everyone to make nice. Obey proposed a funding increase for RTTT in FY2011. The White House made a big push to show they weren't out of touch with the House, whose members are all up for re-election in November (
Slate,
Week in Review" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">NYT) and vice versa (Pelosi praised the White House). But then, with the publication of the Obey interview in Fiscal Times the bonhomie seemed to disappear. Of course, it's likely that the Obey interview was conducted earlier in the week.
