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a media service provided by New Statesman A digest of all today’s essential comment and opinion TODAY'S SUMMARY Republicans and Democrats must meet in the middle 04 November 2010 Political gridlock will be bad for the US economy, says Mohamed El-Erian in the Washington Post - Democrats and Republicans must meet in the middle to help the private sector recover. Meanwhile, in the Wall Street Journal, Karl Rove calls for Republicans to compromise on details but not on fundamental principles. In the Financial Times, Jacob Weisberg urges Barack Obama to study how Bill Clinton turned a midterm rout into a second-term resurrection. Elsewhere, in the Independent, Patrick Cockburn argues that while western governments have exaggerated the al-Qaeda threat, the Yemen bombs signify greater focus from the organisation. Finally, in the Spectator, Ed Howker notes that a significant number of working families and pensioners will be forced out of their homes as a result of housing benefit reform - a tricky proposition for the government. CATEGORIES > UK Politics > International Politics > Economics & Business > Security & Defence > Environment > Science & Technology > Culture, Media & Sport > Health, Family & Society > Education > Human Rights, Law, Justice   If you would rather not receive this email, please unsubscribe from the list. CommentPlus is a Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. ©CommentPlus 2010. You are receiving this newsletter because you are a valued subscriber to New Statesman. Your email address has not been, and will not be, given to third parties.