Op-ed:

Bipartisanship and Compromise...Measuring Success and Failure 

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor 

...So now that two Republican presidencieshave been compared and contrasted in regards to key elements of their economic agendas, let's discuss why “bipartisanship” worked regarding Reagan's economic agenda, but unfortunately it's not working for Trump, and it goes beyond his unwillingness to discuss anything even remotely related to the word, “compromise.”

And here is where the temperament, personality, and oratory style of the two men does come into play regarding both their economic successes and failures...more successes than failures for Reagan...more failures than successes for Trump. Why so...because when ones ego is allowed to overtake reality...when one thinks and speaks as if they alone have all the needed answers...then the word “compromise” is and remains a non-starter and plays no part in their political discourse...a sad state of affairs indeed.

“Bipartisanship” is not nor should it ever be thought of as a political dirty word for at its core remains but the simple reaching of what is “common ground”... where our commonalities outweigh our partisan differences in order to do what is right for our country and for “We the American People”...the very...Read entire article here.