I agree with every word

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http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/01/why_bipartisanship_is_unethica.html

And bear in mind that it is just as true from an opposing point of view.

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OTOH, if you have a delicate and temporary majority, compromising with the other side might make your actions less likely to be promptly overturned when the balance of power shifts.

And if you have a permanent majority, not caring about the opposition at all turns into tyranny of the majority. So I don't think it's that clear cut. Which isn't to say bipartisanship or compromise are always good things to strive for.

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An interesting thing is that no less than eleven Democrat representatives voted against the bailout. In the circumstances, that was a brave thing to do.