My wanting to return to a functional government wherein members of different political parties can work together to accomplish something for America ...does that make me a conservative? I don't think so.
Always in the past, I was of the opinion that divided government at the federal level was the best government.
Back in the day, divided did not mean irreparably split government. Politicians of different parties, different ideologies, different constituencies, could sit across the table and compromise on what would be best for America. No more.
Today our politics, our government is hopelessly split right to left with about a third of the people, sane and located in the middle between these polarized factions.
Radical right wing or radical left wing politics can be debilitating to government action. In fact today, polarization has brought our government to nearly a complete halt, to helplessness.
I don't need my government bureaucrats and politicians to have their arms interlocked, singing kumbayah as they work to further the nation's business. But today, government inaction is causing our country to founder at a time when we need a captain at the helm and a ship's company, not intent on punching holes in the bottom of the boat, but rowing in one direction to the nation's benefit.
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