Raising Bipartisan Children

By Thomas Haller and Chick Moorman

In the United States we seem to be trapped in an "I'm right and that makes you wrong" mentality. We are so caught up in pointing out the flaws of a suggested plan, we fail to notice other possible paths to a solution. Some citizens and politicians even go so far as to hope the opposition’s plan fails. They often do this without offering any alternate solution.

A great example of this is the ongoing debate on how to solve the country's financial crisis. Republicans accuse the Democrats of over-spending and creating big government. Democrats accuse the Republicans of lax fiscal over-sight and catering to special interest groups. The two sides can’t agree on the best path to take to solve the crisis.