Stonewalling

Here's the problem with the two party system in America:

"Guess what America? It's Voting Time!"

"You tell me, America - are you satisfied with the job the current government is doing?"

".......*.......*."

"Two blinks means no! America has Spoken! Repeal Everything!"

"......"

...when one side loses, the other side thinks it's won.


Maybe it's been this way all along and I just haven't been paying proper attention. But I'm getting pretty frustrated with the stonewalling tactics employed recently in Congress. The whole point of having a congress is to debate and find a middle path, not issue ultimatums. The guys from the other party were ALSO elected by Americans! They are ALSO representatives of the population! It's true you aren't obliged to deal with them, but only because it was assumed that grown-ups paid to argue wouldn't try to give their opponents the Silent Treatment!

So please, Congress, I know character attacks are how you keep your jobs, but think about this: if you all pledged to debate instead of all pledging to be uncompomising, if you can make that integral in both party's policies, no one will get thrown out over it, and you might actually make some headway in, you know, doing your jobs.