Reply #7: Apparently, it did. Trying for bipartisan solutions is actually

[MineralMan]

the normal way of doing things. He gave it a shot. It isn't working. I'm going to support this new approach and see what happens. I can't see where there's another choice at the moment. Perhaps the support of the entire left side of the political spectrum will be an encouragement for him.

I certainly can't see how non-support will help much. Taking the failure of the GOP to do anything positive to the people is part of the approach that may lead to a better outcome in 2012. Despite everything else, we still have those elections every couple of years. They set the course of what can be done by determining what the makeup of the legislature is. The system in place is not going to change drastically in a year. That much is certain.

President Obama needs even more support to continue this. He doesn't need the opposite. It won't help, but will hurt.