Willful intent?

I dunno, I got to thinking about it last night and it really does seem these days that both sides automatically oppose anything from the other without bothering to first check if it's a good idea, maybe even one that's been in their own partys PLATFORM for decades, simply because they assume anything from the other side is contrary to their interests. Which is so narrow mindedly stupid it's a wonder the country's even still around; after all, both Democrats and Republicans are committed to the nations best interest, so naturally anything a Republican proposes in that interest MUST be opposed by all Democrats (and vice versa. ) We can't have universal healthcare because it's a goal of the evil socialist Dems. We can't have a military that deters foreign attacks because that's a goal of the evil imperialist Republicans. God help us all (if helping the needy doesn't offend the right and God doesn't offend the left too much) because we've apparently forgotten how to help ourselves.