There are many concepts and activities that we understand, but yet we have difficulty defining. In 1964, Supreme Court Associate Justice Potter Stewart in an attempt to define pornography and obscenity stated that ‘…I know it when I see it.’ Indeed, this phrase has been embedded in pop culture and is used in circumstances far removed from it’s initial prurient reference. How would one define bipartisanship? If a bill passes with the votes of 100% of one political party and captures only 1 or 2 votes of the opposition, can the outcome fairly be regarded as bipartisan? How much support from the other side must exist before the ‘B-word’ can be invoked? While I don’t have a precise threshold in my mind on this issue, I don’t think that just a couple of votes is sufficient. Joe Biden was elected in part because of his promise to pursue unity and bipartisanship. How many times have we all heard about his decades of reaching across the aisle? He pledged to us during his
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