Diane Kroeze: Winners don’t really want bipartisanship

It’s over. Rep. Jeff Denham had $2.6 million in contributions and he still had $1.4 million left over. Apathy didn’t give Michael Eggman much of a chance. It wasn’t from lack of trying. His campaign worked very hard.

Now, instead of speeches talking about working together we are faced with ill-disguised gloating from the winners. The same thinking that caused the government shut down for no reason is still in operation. It’s the mentality of a 5-year-old when the House Speaker threatens the President with dire consequences if he exercises his executive rights.

When they lay out what they are going to force down the throats of the President, no matter what we the people want, where’s bipartisanship? That an “I’ve got the power” statement with no bipartisan attitude. They don’t want to work with the president. This election, all the Republicans pointed to the President and Nancy Pelosi. Was it because, even though the economy is expanding well and the unemployment is 5.8 percent, that voters are prone to emotionalism and what better way to hide your lack of doing anything for years than to find scapegoats? Such job recommendations!

This story was originally published November 10, 2014 at 3:24 PM with the headline "Diane Kroeze: Winners don’t really want bipartisanship."