Word: bipartisanship
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...registered Democrat who vigorously campaigned for President Obama. He sold America on the notion of bipartisanship over policy agendas. Despite campaigning as a Democrat, he breached party lines and won over Americans with a genuine desire to listen, regardless of political affiliation. He championed the idea that everyone had something to bring to the table...
...away with a partisan filibuster, the Democrats must work with the Republicans openly and honestly to improve the welfare of the people. Brown’s election by no means spells the end of the health care debate. If anything, it should herald the new era of compromise and bipartisanship that Americans were promised...
...Republican minority to help the Democratic majority rack up policy accomplishments. If the Democrats pass major legislation, they can campaign on it in the midterm elections, preserving or even expanding their majority. This is especially true if Republicans sign on, which gives the legislation an attractive veneer of bipartisanship...
Having said that, there is no doubt that the process for doing big, important things in this country has become far more difficult because of the way Congress is working right now. I came in expressing a strong spirit of bipartisanship, and what was clear was that even in the midst of crisis, there were those who made decisions based on a quick political calculus rather than on what the country needed. The classic example being me heading over to meet with the House Republican caucus to discuss the stimulus and finding out that [House minority leader John] Boehner...
...their own, and it didn't take long for some of Graham's once loyal supporters to turn on him. The Charleston County Republican Party voted unanimously last month to censure Graham on a litany of complaints. They claimed that South Carolina's senior senator "in the name of bipartisanship continues to weaken the Republican brand and tarnish the ideals of freedom, rule of law, and fiscal conservatism." The group, closely aligned with the Tea Party movement, accused Graham of holding the GOP "hostage" for engaging on global warming and even lambasted him for having "stated on many occasions that...