The people we elect aren't bipartisan. The American public is bipartisan.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation.
Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.
I'm a strong believer in bipartisanship.
I've always worked on bipartisans, whether it's on healthcare, drug reform, et cetera. All my work is bipartisan, because what I'm - as nonpartisan actually, because I look for solutions. I'm very practical.
I understand that one of the purposes of bipartisanship is to cram something difficult and necessary down the American people's gullets for which neither party has the fortitude to assume full responsibility. It's a way of turning a possible gangplank into a teeter-totter.
There's a huge cost in being bipartisan, a tradition started by Newt Gingrich when he took over the House in 1994 and has continued forward, that you dare not vote against the Republican Party even if you're voting against your own initiatives and your own interests.
Bipartisanship is really tough to achieve when everyone on both sides is left with a bad, bad taste in their mouths.
Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle.
I'm a Democrat, but I'm really bipartisan - some people might say nonpartisan.
I'm a believer in bipartisanship.