Politics has become increasingly partisan and tribal these last 30 years. Compromise is a dirty word. Working Across the aisle is scorned. It is okay to put up with transgressions from members on your team because they are on your team while manufacturing fake accusations (where is your birth certificate Mr. President) is permissible in the political game of gotcha.
The editorial link below from New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman is both reflective and prophetic as the fever starting in the later stages of the Reagan years has increased to the point where Friedman asserts that we have become like the immovable Ultra "Shitties and Sunnis" waging a virtual Moslem Civil War in the Middle East.
We need to break the fever. Where we can begin is to act on a bipartisan plan by some of our nation's governors on how to stabilize the Affordable Care Act. It is pragmatic, makes sense, and touches on ideas both parties have mentioned over the last couple of years. Senators Alexander and Murray can easily take their ideas and build bipartisan legislation in the Senate and get it through the House despite the Freedom Caucus. It is time for the grown ups to put their foots down and break the fever. Let's hope they can rise to the occassion.
http://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/gov-kasich-hickenlooper-obamacare-governors.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/31/opinion/win-lose-but-no-compromise.html?smid=fb-share
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