Nussle Reaches Out To Obey

It's hard to make friends across the aisle in this partisan age. So The Crypt doesn't have high expectations for the new White House budget director, Jim Nussle, and House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.).

But not for the lack of effort.

Nussle collared Obey at the White House congressional picnic Tuesday night for a lengthy conversation that piqued the interest of more than a few standoff observers.