The University of Oklahoma hosted a forum advocating bipartisanship in politics this morning. Seventeen centrist politicians from within the Democratic, Republican and Independent parties concurred that the political, economic, and social problems facing this country are at a critical juncture. They stressed the need for Americans to put an end to polarizing politics and to return to an emphasis on national unity for the common good.
One of the more memorable phrases was delivered by Senator William Cohen of Maine. Cohen chided Americans for maintaining government policies that borrow money from their children to spend on "creature comforts." He labelled it "economic child abuse."
Update:
The Norman Transcript's coverage of the event provided a more exact quotation of Cohen's statement:
"There is nothing for nothing any longer,” he said. "We can't continue borrowing from our children any longer … that's economic child abuse."
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i wonder how those old guys at the forum respond to Obama. seems like he is building a bipartisan movement of his own.
more to the point, given that GOPers want to stay in Iraq and dems want to leave, what's a bipartisan approach to that?
what is a bipartisan approach to health care?
what is a bipartisan approach to education, given the GOP's seeming opposition to public education?
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