A Plea to Compromise
January 15, 2011
Pam Manney,
www.pammanney.com
At a forum held by the NH House Speaker January 14 in New Boston, a Democrat stood up and pleaded
with Republicans to compromise on issues. She stated that ideals between the parties may be at opposite
ends but we should work to "get to the middle" for the greater good. She used an example of how at odds a
pro-abortion and pro-life group was regarding what to do about unwanted pregnancies. She said the
compromise was to create a group that would promote prevention of unwanted pregnancies. Awesome!
Sounds great but I wondered what the plans were to go about doing that as preventing unwanted pregnancies
has been a work in progress for Republicans all along. Ours through abstinence, theirs through supplying
condoms and safe-sex video and programming to school children, often time without the knowledge or
expressed permission of the parents. Never the less, I'm not sure her example was a good one, especially
where abortion was concerned.
A more apt one would be an example pertaining to fiscal issues which Republicans and Democrats are
equally at odds about. One wanting to save the world using your money, the other wanting to save America by
cutting back spending, fighting regulations to make for a stronger and more solvent America. Quite frankly,
beyond the federal and state obligations needed to support the structural and defensive well-being of our
country and state, Republicans believe your money is yours to do as you wish. Not to be stolen out of your
pocket to be used to pay for buy-outs, welfare programs, social programs and handouts to bail out other
countries at the tune of billions of taxpayer dollars a year.
Yes, compromise is a good thing. To give up a little to gain a little, not so bad, but to compromise your
core beliefs, to jeopardize the future of your country in the name of compromise, not so good.