Is Bipartisanship Possible in the Federal Government?

For the past eight years we have protested in silences for change in this country with little to no support or acknowledgement from the conservative press. Now the tables have turned and it is the conservatives who are protesting the government’s actions and the conservative press is making it into a huge grassroots movement for the Republican Party. The truth is that our country is made up of both liberals and conservatives therefore both sides must learn to work together in unison for the benefit of the whole country.

The Party of No (The Republican Party) must learn that the time of their views only is at an end and they need to come up with ideas that both sides can agree with in the future. The Obama Administration is reaching out and strongly requesting a positive reaction from their side so that we can include them in the forward movement of this country. We already know that there are republicans who want to see President Obama fail so that they can then say; “See I told you so!” These people are more invested in being right then making thing better for the voting public and somehow I can’t completely believe that they are the only type of republicans in this country.

Our Senators and Congressmen from this state are trying to reach across the divide created by the Bush Administration in order to work in a bipartisan manner which would result in lasting changes for this country. Our senior Senator Jeff Bingaman is standing firm on the desire to create legislation that will stand up to the test of bipartisan votes in the senate when it comes to environmental reform.

Yes, working in a bipartisan manner does take more time and skills to work with individuals that don’t agree with our views and it takes the act of a little give on both sides but a win-win answer to our environmentally problems can result if both sides are truly sincere in the endeavor. When you put people of different views together what results can be much better then any compromise if they are willing to use their brains to work for a better solution then what one side can come up with from a more narrow viewpoint. This is not a matter of giving up on a better solution but using all their skills and knowledge to create a better answer to our current problems. What the Obama Administration is asking for is that the men and women of our federal government work together to come up with new and better ways of moving our country forward in the right direction.