We are where we are now because of endless "compromises" between the two philosophies in this country. In the past, the "compromises" have mostly ratcheted in one direction: one side wanting a lot more government power, and the other side wanting less government power, or at least the status quo. The "compromise" has almost always been more government power, only not as much as was originally demanded. You can see the ratchet effect quite easily, and our current fiscal crisis is a direct result of this. Any real "middle ground" disappeared in the rear view mirror years ago.
If you have an example of a political "compromise" over the past twenty years or so where government control and power was in any way reduced from what it was before the negotiations began, I'd like to see it.
At this point it's a tug of war. Asking one side to allow the opposition to pull them only two more feet toward the chasm instead of four feet is not a "compromise."
And yes, one set of ideas is correct and the other side is not. Not political parties. Ideas.
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