

Letter: Political parties need to work together

6:41 PM, Nov. 13, 2012  |  Comments

To gain more seats in Congress and get back into the White House, Republicans do not have to change their ideology, contrary to what some irritable pundits suggest.

Vigorously sniping at the other side is what our great democracy has become. Each side wants to win, and winning is what Americans are accustomed to. However, winning is apparently more important than working together to solve our common national/state problems.

Limbaugh tells his followers to never apologize, to be stubborn and not show weakness. That might be appropriate in a war, but worthless in civil discourse, whether you live in D.C. or Sheboygan County. With the country split down the middle, isn't it obvious that one party is not better than another, that one party does not have the superior solutions?

How many politicians like McCain and Feingold have risked their seats to take a stand to try to solve real problems? From both parties, we need brave problem solvers who will work with different ideas to find broader resolutions that embrace more citizens. It's called a compromise. If performed well, in a civil manner, all parties are both equally happy and dissatisfied. Let's demand that current politicians in our parties work across the aisle. If not, we don't vote for them when they're on the ballot again. Having sensible, civil politicians is a lot better than dealing with recurring obstructionism, blame, ultimatums, filibusters and condemnation without any measurable progress ahead.

In the next 18 months, Sheboygan County will be watching you closely for your give and take on important votes. We expect you to not surrender to special interests and to consider the issues of those that didn't vote for you, even to the degree of courageously opposing the party line. That means you, Baldwin, Johnson and Petri.

Jerry Loacker

Sheboygan Falls

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