Claiming Common Ground

I recently received a newsletter from Bill Frist, MD... yes the ex-senator. The newsletter has several broad statements about the dangers of an Obama Presidency, like, "your taxes will go up," and culminates with the following:

If he is successful in his campaign to capture the White House, the U.S. Senate could very well be the Republican Party's last line of defense...We simply can’t afford the damage the Democrats could do to the War on Terror. Nor can we afford the looming prospect of a bigger and bigger federal government, nationalized health care, open borders, or huge tax increases.

I replied that I was disappointed in the negative rhetoric ... it does nothing but increase the division among Americans. I know from experience that we can claim common ground. Our strategies for achieving our common goals may be different, but if we continue to close doors and promote differences, then we cannot even have a conversation.

I like Obama's chant "Yes We Can," and I really like this musical version of his speech...