by jpitney | Dec 9, 2024 | Bipartisanship, California Politics, Congress, Senate
Laphonza Butler spoke to Politico Playbook about her 13-month tenure as an appointed senator from California: I don’t believe Gov. Newsom was elected to be the governor of the resistance. I don’t believe Sen.-elect Schiff was elected to be the senator-elect of of the...
by jpitney | Oct 27, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Senate
Matthew Lieberman remembers his father, the late Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT), the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000: It’s no accident that the hallmarks of my dad’s career included such traits as bipartisanship, the courage to lead, civility...
by jpitney | Oct 6, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
Don Wolfensberger at The HIll: The comic strip character, Pogo, identified the problem: “We have met the enemy and they are us.” Anna, the teacher in “The King and I,” identified the solution in the song, “Getting to Know You.” The basic truth that resonates in both...
by jpitney | Sep 19, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Deliberation, House of Representatives
From the Hoover Institution and the Sunwater Institute (among the authors are Matt Glassman of the CMC DC program, and Dave Hoppe): Mission At a time of heightened concern about the strength of our democracy, we cannot ignore the poor health of Congress. Our...
by jpitney | Sep 11, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civility
At the WSJ, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE): We live in the greatest country in the world. To maintain our greatness, we need more focus on consensus-building and less on hating our fellow Americans. We need to make progress on our national debt and the border, improve our...
by jpitney | Jun 22, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civic Education, civic virtue, Civility, Higher Education, Public Opinion
A new survey by The Common Good demonstrates a strong desire for a return to civility: The Common Good has been tracking national division and working to identify ways to return to greater civility and effective governance. While the results of this study demonstrate...
