The prevailing opinion in Washington is that President Obama’s debate last week with the House Republicans was a big success. Whether you are an E.J. Dionne liberal (“The Q&A was a smash success, and we need many more”) or a Charles Krauthammer conservative (“I do think it should be something we ought to consider institutionalizing”), you probably enjoyed the opportunity to watch the president and his congressional opponents go at it in a civil manner. I did too!

The latest response to the Baltimore encounter is a bipartisan petition to hold such sessions regularly. Signatories run the gamut from Jane Hamsher to Ed Morrissey. Here’s the pitch:

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