Bipartisanship

Nothing is more dangerous to current political discourse than partisan politics. Highly relevant to this hypothesis is the on-going debate over the budget deficit and who, exactly, is to blame for our debt crisis. Republicans will point the finger at the Obama administration, citing the high costs of TARP (neglecting to acknowledge that the first bailout was passed under President Bush), health care reform and the bank bailouts. Democrats...

When I sat down to watch President Obama's recent televised discussion with House Republicans on health care, the economy and other pressing national issues, I expected either a snoozer or a bloodbath.
 
Instead, for an hour and a half, the President took questions from a party...