What Happen to Compromise

     America was a country founded on the principles of compromise, but in today's modern government I see so no willingness to compromise.  Our politicians refuse to even agree on policy change that majority of the general public wants.  Many politicians seem to have this winner take all attitude.  This unwillingness to compromise is only hurting the people.

     I believe that people are getting too caught up in standing for a single party or ideology.  And this unwillingness to even hear the other side out is ruining our government.  I feel as though the politicians are not all to blame for this.  I think Americans has a whole have become less willing to compromise with people who do not think as they do.  People are stubborn and stuck in their ways.  This is why people of Conservative thinking typically watch FOX News and people of more liberal thinking watch  MSNBC or Current. I believe people are aligning themselves with policies simply because of their political party allegiance. Instead of looking at the individual polices and deciding what truly suits them best. People seem to be content on just agreeing with what their preferred political party stance is even if it may be contradictory to what they really what from the government.
     People involved in politics are so busy worrying about winning and losing, that they lose sight of what is really important and that is making policy that can truly help the people. We need people in government who are willing to work with the other side.  Because, if everybody refuses to work with anybody on the opposing side nothing gets done.   

Comments on a colleagues work

I would agree with you but I’m not quite sure what your stance is. Do you support the continue occupation of Afghanistan  or are you against it. This blog post is quite confusing you make points that oppose the war and then make counter arguments that support it. I feel as if you had mixed feelings about the war. And if this was the case  you should have given closing arguments that expressed that. So that the reader could better understand what your position is.