"Republicans are unwilling to compromise. It's "take it or leave it," "if you don't agree with our demands then we will shut down the government."
If we were in a relationship with someone who acted like this -- a bully who demanded that we swallow all their beliefs, refused to compromise, and called us names when we wouldn't toe the line -- and we went to marriage counseling, the counselor would throw up his hands and suggest we hire a competent divorce attorney.
The counselor would observe that we no longer had the key ingredients of a healthy marriage: trust, empathy that allows one see one's partner's point-of-view, and willingness to compromise.
But the United States isn't a couple. We can't get a divorce.
For more: Bob Burnett: The Disunited States: Can This Marriage Be Saved?
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