Bipartisanship Quotes

...foreign policy of a pluralistic democracy like the United States should be based on bipartisanship because bipartisanship is the means and the framework for formulating policies based on moderation and on the recognition of the complexity of the human condition. That has been the tradition since the days of Truman and Vandenberg all the way until recent times. (Zbigniew Brzezinski)
Im a believer in bipartisanship. View quote
John Kasich
If ever there was a time for true bipartisanship, it is today. View quote
Brad Henry
I'm a strong believer in bipartisanship. View quote
Mack McLarty
I have a mindset that says bipartisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican point of view. View quote
Richard Mourdock
Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle. View quote
Tom Daschle
The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody says, 'Gee, isn't that wonderful?' View quote
Colin Powell
Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate. View quote
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward. View quote
Nancy Pelosi
This is an opportunity for bipartisanship and transcendence, an opportunity to find our better selves and in rising to meet this challenge, create a better brighter future - a future worthy of the generations who come after us and who have a right to be able to depend on us. View quote
Al Gore
In this age of cynicism, bipartisanship and personal cowardice, it's refreshing to find a group of people willing to die for what they believe. (Patton Oswalt)
The one thing I'm convinced George W. Bush is good at is bipartisanship. It's clearly something he enjoys personally. View quote
Tucker Carlson
At times, we've disagreed on matters of policy. But one thing we've always shared is a notion of what public service should be. That it ought to be more than just doing what's popular in the moment. That it ought to be about what's right for our nation, over the long term. It ought to be about problem-solving and governance, not just how we can score political points on each other or engage in obstructionism. And where compromise is not a vice and where bipartisanship is a actually considered a virtue -- to be rewarded, not punished. View quote
Barack Obama
WEINER: Look, the point is very simple, there are inequities in the present way we distribute insurance. There are winners and there are losers. The winners are the insurance industry. [...] There is not bipartisanship on this particular issue. The people who sit on this side, at the risk of offending anyone, generally support the idea of standing up for the American people in their battle against big insurance. And the people generally speaking who sit on this side of the chamber and specifically speaking as well in a lot of cases, simply won't permit that to happen and haven't for a generation. Well, that is going to end now. [...] Enough of the phonyness. We are gonna solve this problem because for years our Republican friends have been unable to and unwilling to. Deal with it!" (applause) View quote
Anthony Weiner
Rhetorically, President Obama is a champion of bipartisanship. In practice, though, he is almost always its enemy. View quote
Reince Priebus
I understand that one of the purposes of bipartisanship is to cram something difficult and necessary down the American people's gullets for which neither party has the fortitude to assume full responsibility. It's a way of turning a possible gangplank into a teeter-totter. View quote
James Wolcott
I'm very concerned about the tone of politics in recent years. We've seen a decline in civility and bipartisanship, and a rapid increase in hostility between those who have differing opinions. I think this has led to the alienation of the public in governance, which jeopardizes democratic participation. View quote
Kyrsten Sinema
Presidents should do whatever possible and practical to encourage an environment of cooperation and bipartisanship. And they should maintain a certain level of decorum, diplomacy and decency. But, at the end of the day, presidents get elected to enact change. View quote
Mark McKinnon
Bipartisanship has taken us to the brink of bankruptcy. We don't need bipartisanship, we need application of principle... Where was the call for bipartisanship during the Obamacare debate? Not a single Republican voted for it. It wasn't about bipartisanship, it was about having the votes to dictate your will. View quote
Richard Mourdock
I sure tried to help deliver compromise, consensus, bipartisanship. View quote
Stephanie Herseth
Public officials insult our intelligence and our goodwill when they paint rosy pictures about budgets, jobs, bipartisanship, and transparency, and alter their positions on issues simply to keep collecting their paycheck by never disagreeing or disappointing anyone. (Wendy E. Long)
I think people forget that bipartisanship is really the burden of the victor, not the loser. View quote
Mike Huckabee
Two truths are all too often overshadowed in today's political discourse: Public service is a most honorable pursuit, and so is bipartisanship. View quote
Olympia Snowe
The best way to begin genuine bipartisanship to make America stronger is to work together on the real crises facing our country, not to manufacture an artificial crisis to serve a special interest agenda out of touch with the needs of Americans. View quote
John Kerry
I was never a fan of Barack Obama's bipartisanship routine. View quote
Thomas Frank