There is potential common ground between Republicans and Mr Obama on tax reform, Social Security, and on rules limiting discretionary spending.
Some of these are issues where the left is arguably ahead of the right (prison reform, in particular); some are issues where there's potential common ground (education reform); some are issues where ideological differences inevitably lead to very different prescriptions (health care reform, and the cost issue in particular).
Despite differences, we identified potential common ground focused on respectful, persuasive, and creative processes that would build understanding and tolerance.
A recent Wall Street Journal article by Arthur C. Brooks on the Occupy Movement and fairness ("Fairness and the 'Occupy' Movement, November 25) says some interesting things about potential common ground between free-market ideas and the Occupy movement.
She viewed "true history"the way she saw, defined, and proselytized itas a potential common ground between North and South, and also believed it to be a potent political weapon in support of the causes she espoused.
"If you speak with the other side, I'm of the firm belief that you will find shades of grey, that you will find potential common ground, and that you might be able to slowly develop ideas that are profoundly flawed, deeply imperfect, never offering you a safe sense of having a clear moral ground, but would [improve] the wellbeing of the very people you are looking to help".
There are areas of possible common ground.
Where the potential for common ground exists, we ought to seize it.
The talks focused on trade and foreign affairs, with the two countries discussing the potential for common ground on Syria in a conversation that is set to continue at Chequers on Thursday.
What path does he choose?' " said Mr. McConnell, who said spending and debt were potential areas of common ground.
Al Gore – now making a modest fortune as a green-tech investor – was optimistic about the potential for finding "common ground" with Trump on climate following a recent meeting with him.
