I have my opinions and I have been known to be wrong on occasion. I usually think I’m right but I’m willing to listen to other opinions and maybe reconsider my own opinion. Sometimes I’ll even change my opinion because of that listening.

Unfortunately, many of our so-called leaders don’t think they need to listen. Even worse they are willing to force everyone else to follow what they think is the right path.

You may have guessed by now that I am thinking about Congress. There is a partisan divide where Republicans don’t give Democratic ideas much serious consideration and Democrats don’t give Republican ideas much consideration and the 2 sides don’t compromise much. There are a few Independent and a few in the major parties willing to cross the aisle but not nearly enough of it.

So I have written about this failure of governing before. The political system is making our democracy dysfunctional.

A group called “no labels” is trying to help move us past this political gridlock. Check out the website of No Labels.