Common Ground

Inspired by their popular USA Today column, conservative Cal Thomas and liberal Bob Beckel unmask the hypocrisy of the issues, organizations, and individuals that have created and deepened the partisan divide at the center of American politics, and make a strategic case for why this bickering must stop. Thomas and Beckel explain how bipartisanship and consensus politics are not only good for the day-to-day democratic process but also essential for our nation's future well-being. Entertaining and informative, funny and healing, Common Ground is a must-read for all concerned citizens.

Cal Thomas, a conservative, writes a twice-weekly syndicated column and is a frequent panelist on Fox News Watch Bob Beckel, a liberal, is the Democratic political analyst for Fox News and a professor of political strategy at George Washington University

Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Preface: Who We are	p. 15
"Why I Am a Liberal"	p. 17
"Why I Am a Conservative"	p. 23
Where We are	p. 27
The People vs. the Polarization of American Politics	p. 29
The Polarization of American Politics	p. 38
"The Rest of Us"	p. 46
Congressional Stories	p. 55
The Parties	p. 61
The Press, Fund-raisers, and Myths	p. 69
The Gathering Storms	p. 85
Storm Clouds from the South	p. 87
A Circular Firing Squad	p. 94
"I'll Never Lie to You"	p. 99
Roe v. Wade	p. 103
The Reagan Revolution	p. 109
Storms	p. 115
Iran-Contra and Bob Bork: The Peace Ends	p. 117
The Politics of Personal Destruction	p. 126
Polarization's Poster Children: Bill Clinton and George W. Bush	p. 131
Clinton Years/Clinton Wars	p. 134
Clinton's Revenge	p. 143
George Bush Rides In	p. 146
War Abroad and War at Home	p. 151
The Way We were	p. 163
A Change of Culture	p. 165
When Adults Were in Charge	p. 169
Bipartisanship	p. 174
The Power of the Parlor	p. 177
Common Ground	p. 183
Common Ground: Slogan or Choice?	p. 185
Common Ground: A Campaign Guide for 2008	p. 193
Selling Common Ground	p. 204
Thoughts and Conclusions	p. 251
Epilogue	p. 259
Acknowledgments	p. 263
Index	p. 265
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