01-18-2017, 05:02 PM
(01-17-2017, 11:24 PM)kandrathe Wrote: This is madness! What I want to do for each issue is lock Congress in a room, a dreary room, until they form a consensus, and emerge with 100% agreement on our course (OK, make it 90%, or 80%). But, this 50/50 teeter totter positioning must end! And, we need to have meaningful reasoned dialog about it. Not ignore each other to yell over each other, or call each other names, or stomp our feet, hold our breath, and toss all the toys out of the crib.
This would only be possible if both sides had similar inherent values and goals, just with some differences. As it is, it is not a real possibility.