This means that if you are serious about your future, the government will support your plans. Then, when it comes time to retire, you will have a sufficient nest egg from which to live. While all these plans are beneficial for the country, it is important that they are embraced with a bipartisan spirit. Yes, they are primarily Democratic ideas and thus will have to be modified to meet bipartisan demands. However, it is important that this bipartisanism, which is the goal of new House Speaker Dennis Haster, is maintained throughout the 106th Congress.
Fighting based on party lines is unproductive and leads to ineffective gridlock.
Clinton's programs show that he is able to lead by example. He has not gotten bogged down by the partisan bickering that everyone is so used to hearing about in the news. Rather than get caught up in the useless, heavily partisan debates, he has constructed, with Vice President Al Gore, solid plans for America's future. It is important for lawmakers and citizens to be able to discuss opinions and the merits of government programs regardless of party and for these to be equitable solutions that the majority of citizens can be happy about. This is one of the most exciting times in our political history because for the first time in my life we actually have surplus money to spend on helping people rather than figuring out what money has to be cut from essential programs.