but they used to be able to compromise and come to some kind of agreement to address problems
Sounds all peaches n cream, but to the modern Democrat compromise means "do it their way". It's been that way for years.
I never said it was all one side or the other, did I?
Taking a stance before being willing to listen pretty much means you want it done YOUR way. Or that you've been successfully brainwashed into believing that those who disagree with you politically are the ENEMY.
The Left is my political enemy in that I totally disagree with their platform as set forth by Obama. His Socialist views; his so-called leading from behind; the expansion of entitlements; appointment of Liberal activist judges that believe the Constitution is a living document, rule through emotion and public opinion instead of steadfast concrete laws, use foreign cases to decide US law... Christ, I could go on all day.
It hasn't help that with the past Presidency Democrats shut out Republicans until the first midterm. After they lost they became obstructionists to the Nth degree.
They still complain that Republicans treated Obama badly while at the same they forget how they blocked W. Remember posting photos if Chimpanzees and called him Chimp, Boooosh and Shrub? How after coming together after 9/11 they blocked much of W's agenda?
Gimme a break. Democrats view the Right as their political enemies. As far as being foreign enemies, the Socialist views of many on the Left and their cradle to grave beliefs make them appear to side with Soviets more than our historical values of self-determination and liberty.