Moving Forward

Watching the Sunday Talk Shows today, it was striking how the theme of Democrats and the President reaching out to each other following the defeat of the American Health Care Act. As mentioned in an earlier post, this defeat may be an opportunity for growing up to occur and common sense public policy to emerge. Both sides agree that Obamacare needs positive modifications. A sensible agreement between both sides can be fashioned. Infrastructure for the country that repairs and builds roads, airports, and shipping can be agreed upon by parts of both parties. A movement for Tax Reform that helps the lower and middle classes and promotes growth can be joined by both sides.

The key is finding common ground on themes and then compromise on the details. It can be done. We should move forward beyond the just say no political posturing of the Republicans of the Clinton and Obama eras that Democrats are doing a good job imitating. The purpose of government is moving forward in a positive way that helps all Americans. If everyone is on board with that, there is no limit to what this country can accomplish.