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4/21/12

US Presidential Elections: The Disunited States: Can This Marriage Be Saved? - by Bob Burnett

"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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