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To: Taro who wrote (514710)	9/20/2009 11:49:05 AM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1578335

Too much of our gov't is based on compromise among ideas, rather than selection and implementation of only the best. Compromise. It presents a huge dilemma for our country. It is the foundation on which our political system is built and has been the basis for some of our most remarkable achievements. Yet, it often causes great trouble because we end up with half-baked solutions to our problems and remarkable inefficiencies in our government. On the other hand, there are times when we don't have divided government that are disasters. I'm thinking about 65-68, the late 70s, the first half of Clinton's first term, and of course, now. When I think of success in the compromise process, I think of Clinton and Gingrich after the "throw the bums out" movement of his first two years. Clinton realized if he wanted to have a legacy he was going to have to come to the middle and accept the Gingrich proposals. He did. We got meaningful welfare reform, real tax cuts, a move toward balancing the budget and a strong economy reaction. I don't know if Obama cares about a legacy.