Agreed. We need to find common ground with the (small but nonzero) sensible left. We need to eliminate corporate welfare for the good of the country, not as a left-right issue.
We need to ally with the sensible left to improve election security - have the state governments that republicans control agree to pay for ID for those without an acceptable voter ID and have an ID van travel around the state (like a bookmobile) to bring the ID to potential voters, but require photo ID for regular and early voting, and perhaps a fingerprint for absentee ballots. Neutralize both the concern over disenfranchised voters and over voter fraud, so that anyone who objects is obviously doing so for corrupt reasons (the left is mostly doing so for corrupt reasons, but we should fix their valid complaint).
Perhaps we can even ally with the sensible left to fix the illegal alien problem. Those illegals who are working are taking jobs that would otherwise have gone to Americans, and that is an issue that patriotic Americans on the left (yes, there are still a few) and on the right right should agree on. Illegals who are not working are taking government benefits and diluting our ability to help Americans in need, or they are stealing and disproportionately hurting the poor and minorities.
The teacher unions hate common core, as do decent Americans. Perhaps we can ally with them and their supporters to kill it and return local autonomy to school districts.
Amen! I’m sick of corporate welfare being ignored. If the business isn’t being run right, let it collapse and let the business drop dead or become restructured. No more taxmoney for businesses.