The myth of partisan gridlock (GOP lies/refuse to compromise)

[papau]

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/01/12/the_myth_of_partisan_gridlock/

The myth of partisan gridlock
By Robert Kuttner | January 12, 2005

THERE'S A standard story about partisan gridlock: The American electorate is mostly middle of the road. The voters want the parties to work together and solve national problems. Both parties have become captured by extremists.

As columnist David Broder has written, "Washington has become such a partisan cockpit, with constant sniping between the parties on Capitol Hill and gridlock in the House and Senate."

The voters have to be sick of partisan wrangling and worried about unsolved national ills. But everything else about this fable is wrong.

For starters, one party has indeed been captured by extremists, but the other one has moved steadily toward the center.<snip>

[Eloriel]

1. Very good. Thanks for posting it

I was tempted to post it in GD:Politics under a heading something like, "Our One-Party Governemnt." It deserves more eyes that it'll get in here, I think.

[papau]

2. Please do repost as you see fit. :-)

:-)