Local Give Me A Break

 
YJDKIY supposes this is to be expected, but good grief. I find it ironic the same people complaining about too little government involvement in the Gulf/BP (I'm now referring to that mess as the GULP) cleanup are the same people who were complaining about too much government involvement in health care cleanup reform. Ironically, they're also the same people yelling about this, an environmental issue, that not too long ago were yelling "drill, baby, drill".

I think I'll be finding another Hallmark, thank you. 

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Post-partisanship is an approach to dispute resolution between political factions that emphasizes compromise and collaboration over political ideology and party discipline ^[1]. Often invoked by supporters of both 2008 US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, its modern renaissance dates back to a Los Angeles conference hosted June 18-19, 2007, by the USC Annenberg School for Communication, to "explore ways to improve political dialogue and decision making." ^[3]

The 10 principles of post-partisanship

1. Relationships are as important as convictions.
2. Criticism needs to be well-balanced by self-criticism.
3. There must be an overriding commitment to dialogue and deliberation.
4. There must be an overriding commitment to diversity of opinions and perspectives.
5. Compromise is not the only endgame.
6. Be simultaneously creative and practical.
7. Demonstrate a penchant for big ideas.
8. Support a bias for action.
9. Demonstrate concern with values and principles.
10. Have a long-term vision.