NPR’s Morning Edition aired today a segment on which presidential candidate, John McCain or Barack Obama, is actually the most bi-partisan or post-partisan or something like that. Frankly, I couldn’t care less, mostly because these glorified labels are hooey. But here’s how Obama, when asked to speak about a time he has broken ranks with his party, explained his bi-/post-partisanshipishness:

Obama also points to his willingness to consider merit pay for teachers. “I’ve gotten in trouble with the teachers union on this—that we should be experimenting with charter schools,” he said. “We should be experimenting with different ways of compensating teachers.”