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To: Dale Baker who wrote (140218)	7/3/2010 12:08:27 PM
From: Paul Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543135

unstable minority who would oppose those common aims. I agree that there are problems that are common to all that need to be addressed. I don't see the issue as opposing common aims but rather opposing the method by which the common aim is addressed. There are more than a single solution or more than a single approach to dealing with many common problems. Example: Social Security will become insolvent for demographic and perhaps other reasons. It is a common problem that almost everybody would like to have addressed. So, suppose a Republican is in the White House and proposes that benefits be cut? Or suppose he or she proposes that the nature of the system be changed? There is a good chance that the Democratic Party would object and there is nothing wrong with them objecting to this hypothetical way of addressing the common problem. Notice that I did not call the hypothetical Democratic opposition "knee-jerk ideologues" or suggest that they wanted bad outcomes. In this hypothetical case, they want the problem address but want the path to be different.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (140218)	7/3/2010 12:10:33 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543135

I agree those are common problems. The conflict comes both in how they are solved and how they are prioritized. The prioritizing is quite regional, too. The electorate in VA isn't impacted the way folks in AZ are by illegal immigration. Even my neck of the woods has suffered from it financially. When Obama said he was leery of mass deportation because he "didn't want to split up families", people here scoff. Their attitude is send these people back. They aren't likely to leave their anchor babies behind, but if they do, so be it. They'll be adopted out to the millions of families in this country looking for children. People are hardening here, and probably everywhere. When one reads the local newspaper each day, it's hard to ignore the fact that most of the arrest names are Hispanic. :(