A Dialogue Across the Aisles
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The recent Republican Q&A session with President Obama was neither a snoozer nor a bloodbath. Instead, it was a productive discussion of the pressing issues this nation is facing today. So why not have more?
"If these types of Q&A sessions became regular, it would fundamentally change the electoral and political process in the future. If people knew the politician they elected would have to hold their own against hundreds of people from the opposing party, without sounding stupid or getting defensive, candidates who played to the lowest common denominator would be kicked to the curb. There would be a premium placed on open-mindedness and the ability to compromise, both of which are sorely lacking from American politics today. And it would help shape a transparent government, a concept that seems almost oxymoronic in the post-Bush years."
Read more: http://www.ypnation.net/why-obama-should-do-more-gop-qas
"If these types of Q&A sessions became regular, it would fundamentally change the electoral and political process in the future. If people knew the politician they elected would have to hold their own against hundreds of people from the opposing party, without sounding stupid or getting defensive, candidates who played to the lowest common denominator would be kicked to the curb. There would be a premium placed on open-mindedness and the ability to compromise, both of which are sorely lacking from American politics today. And it would help shape a transparent government, a concept that seems almost oxymoronic in the post-Bush years."
Read more: http://www.ypnation.net/why-obama-should-do-more-gop-qas
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