Where have they gone? It is as if they have all disappeared. And the sad thing is that quite a few have died in office, most have lost their bids for re-election, to the conservative wing of the party, and of the once near tie between the moderates and conservative republicans only 11 of them remain in the US Senate. Some such as the most notable John McCain a man whom at one time I truly respected has had to move to the right to survive politically.
Is it such a wonder that partisanship has gridlocked our nations lawmakers. The electorate has managed to oust the moderates those who would make an actual compromise of give a little take a little are now gone. The ultra-conservatives in the US Senate and now the house expect the democrats to do all the giving, and until they put their foot-down they remain, well jackasses. When these new conservatives ask for bipartisan support for their ideas it is not as an equal partner, but as master and servant.
They would ask for our unconditional surrender on the left, for only an unconditional surrender on our part to them would be bipartisan, this can not be done. Although I am far to the left wing ideologically I will settle for half the loaf at a time, I will not cut off my nose to spite my face, and thus I will compromise.
Our nation, our very Constitution is but a list of compromises, we would not be a nation if America's founding fathers could not compromise with one another. There are only a few times in history when a true compromise does not leave both sides unsatisfied, but that is the nature of the beast. For the general will is composed by too great a multitude to be singular.
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