Originally Posted by
marplots
But in a sense, each member of Congress has a manifesto from their own district, those that elected them. This puts them at odds with others, and not just members of the opposite party. The logjam in Congress represents a similar diversity of entrenched positions across the country. It's not that we just can't get along in Congress, we can't get along, period.
Don't give in to the polarization hype!
In reality, we get along just fine. Congress, by design, is where we send the few issues we don't agree on, but want the government to force on everybody else anyway (ETA: Contrast this with the repugnant notioin that Congress is where we send wonderful solutions to all the world's problems, so that they may be implemented over the objections of the stupid and wrong).
Viewed in this light, you and I are actually in greater agreement than we might think, and the logjam in Congress is actually better for both of us.