Perhaps it as a few letters more than four, but you'd never know it given the last several years of how the U.S. government has functioned. To me it's refreshing to see some of our lawmakers finding a way to reach some bit of common ground even if it is a very small step in the grand scheme of things. I'm torn on my feelings to many of the ultra-conservative groups that have sprung up over the last couple of years. While I do agree with many of their core principles, I generally don't agree with their tactics of using anger, gridlock, and fear mongering to get their points across. Conservatives would be much better served if they focused more on finding a way to bring liberals to the table by allowing bipartisan groups more latitude in finding ways to compromise. What the polarized public generally doesn't understand and lawmakers should understand, is that true negotiations should end with neither party being truly happy. That's one of the basic principles in negotiations because what that means is that both sides got some of what they wanted, and both of them got some what they didn't want.
