A RARE BIRD SPEAKS – AT 11:21 A.M. ET:  The rare bird is a moderate, rational Democrat.  In this case it is Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, who is giving some sane advice.  From The Hill: 

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) called for the next president to instill a renewed sense of bipartisanship in government so Congress can be more productive and less contentious.

Warner, a supporter of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, laid out his vision for the next administration in a radio interview with John Catsimatidis on "The Cats Roundtable" on New York's AM 970.

“Those first few months of the next president’s administration is gonna be really important to set a new tone,” Warner said. “It’s gotta be bipartisan. It’s gotta recognize that the best policy is made not by the people with the loudest voices on either end of the political spectrum.

“We’ve gotta put some points on the board for our country,” he continued. “And that’s gonna require somebody who’s gonna be willing to compromise.”

Warner added that the next president shouldn’t try to rehash old arguments on which the two parties can’t find middle ground. He also lamented the unpopularity in both parties of reaching across the aisle.

COMMENT:  He speaks wisely.  Clearly, there is a place for partisanship – that's why we have two parties – but there is also an honorable place for compromise and mutual respect.  The art of government, it is often said, is the art of compromise.  President Reagan used to say that if he got 80% of what he wanted in a negotiation, he'd have a very good deal.

Things are more contentious today, and the worst offenders, by far, are the left-wing Berniephiles in the Democratic Party. 

Warner would be a solid, and responsible, choice for vice president on Clinton's ticket.  So would Tim Kaine, his fellow senator from Virginia.  But the nutjobs in the party, having gained power through the Sanders movement, are screaming for Elizabeth Warren, a hater.  They may get her.

June 19,  2016