Quote Originally Posted by Don Corleone
You may hold that making an exception for the life of the mother is a compromise. I might. Others may. It might even be a majority (but I don't think it is). But, at the end of the day, the congressman from whom you are soliciting a vote doesn't care what the rest of America thinks. He has to care what his particular voters think.

What would be a compromise on the partial birth abortion ban? Hmmm, how about federally funded inner city clinics? What about providing free contraception at hospitals? Take steps to reduce the demand for abortion?

Or, why limit it to just this issue. Maybe said Democrat is willing to trade for a relaxation in terms on an upcoming labor bill, one that will require fully funded pensions to provide documentation to prove they are fully funded. Hey, you yourself might even support something like that.

My point is, politics is all horsetrading. You can't sit there and say "I've got 54 senators and I've got 225 reps, so you have to do whatever i say". It doesn't work that way. Our laws are setup explicitly to prevent that sort of thing from happening. So, even when you have the majority, you still have to work with the other side. Refusing to is as bad as never working towards your agenda in the first place, because in the end, the result is the same.
This ain't no closing argument Don. I'm responding to this:

Now, sit down and peruse how 'not quite so bad' Republicans and the 'scarier than damnation itself' Democrats have actually acted on the issue. I bet, if you were only allowed to look at their voting records and what action they've actually taken on the issue, what they've done, not what they've said... you wouldn't be able to tell the Ds from the Rs without the little letters next to their names.
I have just shown you solid evidence of stance on an issue- a clearcut issue that you picked- where the Ds and Rs do matter.

How can you possibly argue polarization and similarity in the same thread? You say they are identical but that they are too polarized and must work together. My only point is that running away from the party is exactly what the leftist media wants. The going is tough. So lets support our stake on the issues and fight within the party. You're a libertarian, so act like one and stay within the liberty caucus. Don't go running into the arms of the leftists who seek to destroy the power of the individual.