re: "the United States will decline if Democrats and Republicans are unable to compromise, Brown said"
They DID compromise. It was a disaster.
The problem was with the WAY they compromised. It was ugly and took too long. Fixing *that* problem will take some leadership. Unfortunately, the country doesn't currently have any.
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