Do you think the two major Parties should call a truce...?

[kentuck]

...and try to work together for the benefit of the people as a whole?

[democratisphere]

1. NO. Give me liberals or give me death!

[Lint Head]

2. No. The majority of Republicans are mean non caring assholes.

[MedusaX]

3. Hell, probably couldn't even agree on who should be considered 'people' ....

[PsychoBabble]

4. I am trying to fathom ...

What we are suppposed to call a truce OVER?

- we won't defend a woman's right to choose?

- we won't defend health care for those in need?

- we won't fight for equality and true democracy vs. greed and oligarchy?

There are no Conservative hands reaching across the aisle in congress, trying to return to some "centrist normality." Perhaps imperfect, but functional.

We are (mostly) not fighting over small turf wars here.

I disagree with most Conservative principles with every bone in my body.

I think most Democratic principles ARE about working for the benefit of people as a whole.

With respect ...I cannot fathom where truce enters this picture.

[kentuck]

5. We need you in Congress.

[PsychoBabble]

8. Thanks Kentuck, but I want ...

... to enjoy the few years I have left!

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. won't work because Republicans have no good ideas at all - they wouldn't know how to do anything

to benefit the people as a whole. Too authoritarian, self focused, and/or brainwashed by extreme religion

[JI7]

7. Democrats already do that

[Initech]

9. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! That's a good one!

I'd like to see it happen, but odds of it happening are somewhere between me winning the lottery and me marrying a super model.

[Doreen]

10. I do not think the two parties have worked together since Reagan was in office.

If they did it was very little and has become non existent.

[Hamlette]

11. In my house, you can saying about your party. your "people" your ideas but not theirs.

You'd be surprised by how much more civil the conversation is. We don't often change people's minds but we don't come away as angry as we used to.

it's harder than you think, and more persuasive.

[uriel1972]

12. A truce only works when BOTH sides lay down their arms...

Do you really think the republicants will stop fighting tooth and nail to destroy liberal policies, liberal ideas and liberals themselves?