Obama:Election Is About Solving Problems, Common Ground
885 views · Published 30 October 2010 · 3:46 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: The Uptake by Bridgemakers · 2010 · News & Politics
Key quote from President Obama:On these issues -- issues that will determine our success or failure in this new century -- I believe it's the fundamental responsibility of all who hold elective office to seek out common ground. It may not always be easy to find agreement; at times we'll have legitimate philosophical differences. And it may not always be the best politics. But it is the right thing to do for our country. That's why I found the recent comments by the top two Republican in Congress so troubling. The Republican leader of the House actually said that "this is not the time for compromise." And the Republican leader of the Senate said his main goal after this election is simply to win the next one. I know that we're in the final days of a campaign. So it's not surprising that we're seeing this heated rhetoric. That's politics. But when the ballots are cast and the voting is done, we need to put this kind of partisanship aside -- win, lose, or draw.
