They Arent Producing News Today

>> i think we all agree they havent been overburdened by greatness hately. and right now, they arent producing much for the american people. both sides have let this happen. we keep trying to find a way to win without help from across the aisle. thats been employed by both sides, mandating legislation from the top down, without any support from the other side, with all the parliamentary maneuvers that it requires. were getting nothing done, by friends. were getting nothing done! i voted for the ...

And right now, they arent producing much for the american people. even when it requires us to do something less satisfying than winning. even when we must give a little to get a little. even when our efforts managed just three yards in a cloud of dust while critics on both sides denounce us for our timidity for our failure to triumph. i hope we can rely on humility on our need to cooperate on our dependence with each other, to learn how to trust each other again and by so doing so, serve the peo...

Greatness lately. and right now, they arent producing much for the american people. both sides have let this happen. we keep trying to find a way to win without help from across the aisle. thats an approach thats been employed by both sides mandating legislation from the top down without any support from the other side with all the parliamentary maneuvers that requires. we are getting nothing done, my friends. were getting nothing done. i voted for the motion to proceed to allow debate to contin...

Greatness lately. and right now, they arent producing much for the american people. both sides have let this happen. lets leave the history of who shot first to the historians. i suspect theyll find we all conspired in our decline, either by deliberate actions or neglect. weve all played some role in it. certainly i have. sometimes ive let my passion rule my reason. sometimes i made it harder to find common ground because of something harsh i said to a colleague. sometimes i wanted to win more f...

Civility. >> our deliberations can still be important and useful. but i think wed all agree, they havent been overburdened by greatness lately. and right now, they arent producing much for the american people. both sides have let this happen. i hope we can again rely on humility on our need to cooperate, on our dependence on each other to, learn how to trust each other again and by so doing people, be the people who elected us. weve been spinning our wheels on too many important issues because w...