Dan Burton (and haystack) Against the World

Redstate blogger "haystack" says he's already seen enough in the first 24 hours of the 110th Congress to write off any and all talk of bipartisanship?

Why?

Apparently, according to his newest post, because:
1) In 2001, Tom Daschle asked for a chance to make changes to the President's proposed energy bill and was ignored.
2) Daschle, in 2002, compared a Bush budget to Enron accounting practices
3) Daschle, in 2002, supported increased price supports for corn growers
4) Nancy Pelosi, in 2003, noted that President Bush's proposed budget did not fully fund his own signature initiative "No Child Left Behind".
5) Daschle, in 2002, said he wanted to know more about the now-infamous Presidential Daily Briefing "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S." before making any judgments about it.
6) Daschle, in 2002, said the Bush administration's proposal to spend $500 million for the global fight against AIDS was welcome, but not enough.
7) Pelosi, in 2004, noted that things aren't going as well in Iraq as the White House promised.
8) Pelosi, in 2006, was insufficiently enthusiastic about the President's State of the Union address.

Yep. All these events from the past five years provide clear, convincing evidence that "bipartisanship" is just another name for date ra...um, a sneaky, conniving, Democrat trick! Yeah, that's it.

And for that reason, Mr. haystack declares that he will renounce any and all bipartisanship talk and then he busily scampers forth to draw a line in the sand, drive a stake in the ground, sound the battle cry, and nail his ten true-believing theses to the minority leader's door:

Top ten "New Rules of Engagement" with Liberals and Democrats for the next two years:
10- Challenge.
9- Resist.
8- Attach Amendments.
7- Fight.
6- Obstruct.
5- Vote NO.
4- Filibuster.
3- No Prisoners, no Compromise.
2- ACT like a minority.

And #1 goes to:
Be Conservatives.

Or prepare to be replaced in '08 by those willing to stand up against this tide of swill.

Unfortunately, it seems Mr. haystack's message has gone unheeded. Today, the proposed House ethics reforms, the bipartisan House ethics reforms, passed by a vote of 430 to Dan Burton.

The other 199 Republican members of Congress who failed to heed Mr. haystack's warning had better watch their backs.

POSTSCRIPT: Uh-oh. Looks like even Dan has bailed.

Another rule change, adopted 430-0, would curb past abuses in which GOP leaders held votes open for hours and excluded Democratic lawmakers from House-Senate negotiations on the language of final bills sent to the White House for enactment.

You're on your own, Mr. haystack.