"Part of what the Republican caucus generally needs to recognize is that American democracy works when people listen to each other — we're willing to give each other the benefit of the doubt, we assume the patriotism and good intentions of the other side, and we're willing to make some sensible compromises to solve big problems," Mr. Obama said.
If you disagree, have a discussion and air your grievances politely and look for compromises to solve the problem.
In the end, the document's editors, bishops from France and Brazil, came up with a compromise to solve the standoff by tacking on extra words.
I wish today's political leaders, especially in Washington, would show the courage and willingness to fight for what they believe in, but possess an understanding of the need to compromise to solve the nation's problems.
He writes: As many of you know, our elected officials in Washington D.C. have been unable to come together and compromise to solve the tremendously important, time-sensitive issue to fix the national debt.
"The fighters have women, children and other hostages as shields and have not agreed to a compromise to solve the conflict," said a government statement released by the official press agency, UzA, and read on state television before soldiers opened fire in the square.
In the letter, Mr. Schultz warned that elected officials "have been unable to come together and compromise to solve the tremendously important, time-sensitive issue to fix the national debt," and suggested that readers further inform themselves at the Web site of the organization Fix the Debt.
And America's future is hampered if we don't have a responsible center-right conservative party, offering market-based solutions and a spirit of compromise to solve our biggest problems — not a radical right-libertarian-Tea Party coalition that is leading the G.O.P. around by the nose, purging unbelievers and signing loyalty pledges to self-appointed conservative ayatollahs.
This all started when Republicans refused to agree to come up with a reasonable compromise to solve the "debt ceiling" debate, another manufactured crisis, over a year ago.
We've added a lot of new vocabulary to the cultural lexicon for what boils down to this: Our nation's leaders routinely and repeatedly fail to work together and compromise to solve problems.
