What America Needs....Bipartisanship

With a new 787 billion dollar stimulus package being approved in the Senate, it was revealed that only 3 Republican Senators approved the measure. With all due respect, what the heck were all the other Republicans thinking? I understand the difference in the political lines amongst the two parties, but it is clear that we need action now before our economy falls too far from the prospect of recovery. The three Republicans in favor of the bill were Susan Collins and Olympia Snow, both of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. Our economy cannot wait while the Democrats and Republicans battle over small party ideals. Republicans, whether willing or not, need to give President Obama the opportunity to succeed or fail. If squabbling amongst the two parties continue to transpire, America as a whole loses. Bipartisanship is the only way to climb out of the economic trench we now find ourselves in. The stimulus package is not perfect by any measure, but it has the ability to be effective. We need to reinvest in the American system and reclaim American industry. With bipartisanship in our government, we have the potential to truly unite and overcome yet another troubling obstacle. As the champion of the New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt once said "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself".