tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11788678.post6359310837426129822..comments2023-09-11T04:48:39.381-05:00Comments on South by Southwest: What is at the center between political polar oppositesCarol Geehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477201611599486930noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11788678.post-50467714251916150652008-12-27T09:39:00.000-06:002008-12-27T09:39:00.000-06:00Good morning, betmo. You play very well in the bl...Good morning, betmo. You play very well in the blogosphere, my friend! Thanks for your comment. <BR/>In Congress quite a few years ago, there was a common wisdom that favored consensus building. The Republicans, as you remind us, in recent years seemed bent on destroying that (both as a majority and a minority party). Have they learned their lessons yet? January's session will give us some hints.Carol Geehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477201611599486930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11788678.post-70404840797621552852008-12-27T09:24:00.000-06:002008-12-27T09:24:00.000-06:00i doubt i would be able to play well with others. ...i doubt i would be able to play well with others. especially in dc. common sense would get me into trouble because i don't suffer fool lightly and i don't play politics. i don't agree with all of obama's choices- but i don't have to. i agree with some and others agree with some- and that's consensus building. i don't agree at all with his pick of rick warren to lead a prayer of all things- but so very many people do- i guess i have to put up and shut up at this point. but you are correct- it's going to take a lot of work to heal the wounds created by the rethuglicans cutting and dividing and ripping apart.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.com