Common ground
Subtitle: how to stop the partisan war that is destroying America
By: Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel ; [with a new preface by the authors].
Contributors: Beckel, Bob.
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780061236358
Subjects: Political culture -- United States; Political parties -- United States; Partisanship; Right and Left (Political science) -- United States; Courtesy -- United States; United States -- Politics and government
Description: A conservative-and-liberal columnist team for "USA Today" makes recommendations for how adversarial politicians can move beyond partisanship to restore civility and productiveness throughout America.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Preface. WHO WE ARE: Why I am a liberal / Bob Beckel; title: Why I am a conservative / Cal Thomas; title: Part I. WHERE WE ARE: The people vs. the polarization of American politics; title: The polarization of American politics; title: "The rest of us"; title: Congressional stories; title: The parties; title: The press, fund-raisers, and myths; title: Part II. THE GATHERING STORMS: Storm clouds from the South; title: A circular firing squad; title: "I'll never lie to you"; title: Roe v. Wade; title: The Reagan revolution; title: Part III. STORMS: Iran-contra and Bob Bork: the peace ends; title: The politics of personal destruction; title: Polarization's poster children: Bill Clinton and George W. Bush; title: Clinton years/Clinton wars; title: Clinton's revenge; title: George Bush rides in; title: War abroad and war at home; title: Part IV. THE WAY WE WERE: A change of culture; title: When adults were in charge; title: Bipartisanship; title: The power of the parlor; title: Part V. COMMON GROUND: Common ground: Slogan or choice?; title: Common ground: A campaign guide for 2008; title: Selling common ground; title: Thoughts and conclusions.