The way government is supposed to work
2008 July 30
Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson hails the recent expansion of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief as a bipartisan “legislative and moral victory.” Leaders in the Senate and House, like Joe Biden and Howard Berman, overcame the cynicism and tension in Congress during this divisive election year and delivered meaningful progress in America’s commitment to public health. According to Gerson, “This is the way government is supposed to work.”
In a similar vein, the USA Today column Common Ground debates the virtues of T. Boone Pickens’ bipartisan plan for energy independence. Without cooperation, Pickens has argued, the energy crisis will only worsen; “This has to be a bipartisan effort.”
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