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the last thing washington needs is more 'common ground' and 'bipartisanship'.....

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michael anderson

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Jun 26, 2017, 12:24:15 PM6/26/17
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I've seen calls for this lately, as if it would actually be a good thing.

We have far too much of this now.

The reality is that when I hear phrases like "both parties come together" and "common ground", I instinctively grab my wallet because I know the results aren't going to be pretty. There is far too much bipartisanship spirit in DC now. Hell, they all go to the same Georgetown cocktail parties....with the same think tanks, the same lobbyists, etc...

Also, another problem is when leadership of the party in power fails to have control over it's members. To see someone like Dean Heller going off and saying he can't support the bill unless it becomes more Obama-like. WTF? Who the hell is dean heller and why is republican leadership so toothless that these guys are free to speak out like this? The only way things can move in the direction of less govt taxes is if a small group of leaders/bill writers craft something and everyone is forced to vote for it. If every tom, dick, and harry gets some level of autonomy nothing to reduce the size of govt ever gets done....when non-leaders in the majority party create waves and speak for themselves, that's a major problem.

J. Hugh Sullivan

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Jun 26, 2017, 1:04:22 PM6/26/17
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On Mon, 26 Jun 2017 09:24:10 -0700 (PDT), michael anderson
<miande...@gmail.com> wrote:

>I've seen calls for this lately, as if it would actually be a good thing. =
>
>We have far too much of this now.

I am not as sure as you about the common ground and bipartisanship.

No sensible health care act or rejection of unentitled/unearned
benefits will be acceptable to those who view you as a golden goose.

There is no concensus or common ground on gun control, abortion,
religious and charter schools - or any major difference in policy.

If anything happens for the betterment of the country the GoP needs to
find a common ground and run roughshod over the liberals.

Then get at least one more young conservative appointee on the SCOTUS.
Then hope that interpretation of the law replaces personal bias in
decision-making on both sides.

Hugh

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