The biggest problem we have in this country with our politicians, and it's been leading up to this for about a decade now, is that there is no compromise, no listening to the other side, no bipartisanship, no reaching across the table. Everything is an extreme. I remember growing up and watching, here in Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy and Tip O'Neill, always on opposite sides of the table, literally reaching across a table and shaking hands on a deal. No big screaming and yelling sessions, no blame sessions, and a handshake sealed the deal. Those days are so long gone that I have realized that this country will never be able to reach compromises again. It's shameful and disheartening beyond belief.