If you continue to watch the USA today propaganda piece, you may be as disgusted as I was.
The USA consists of two parties, the Democrats and the Americans.
The Democrats are like a herd of animals or school of fish operating in lockstep.
Americans are a bunch of individuals that can barely agree on anything.
There is no such thing as bipartisanship.
It is only going to get more interesting and dangerous.
That's an important point. We have a political system that pits 3 branches against one another, and parties against each other. The purpose is so no single group of individuals' ideas can control the government.
If there's a deadlock in Congress, it's because our system is WORKING.
Compromises have to be from both sides -- a give AND take. It's said you know when a fair deal is struck when both sides walk away disappointed. No party should be in a position to get 100% of everything they want.
Dems never compromise. They ask for 200%, and pretend to settle for 100% after "negotiating." Republicans don't often start from a position of extreme demands. Sometimes, but seldom.
The two sides of the aisle are not supposed to "work together." They are supposed to work within their committees and craft legislation that benefits the nation. Every time the Republicans have capitulated on major issues, it's come back to bite us.
ACA was passed at the 11th hour with zero Republican votes. That's not working together. That's Democrats being Democrats. They changed the Senate rules and pushed a bill through that Republicans had not been included in crafting.