text: It's not that simple.  Back awhile, Democrats and Republicans hung out together, hashed out compromises, giving a bit here and taking a bit there so everyone got some of what they wanted.  Right about the time 'neo-conservative' became a word, then 'Tea-Party', Republicans were making cute statements like 'I want to shrink government down to where we can drown it in a bathtub'.  Of course, strong government is good for those people without much power, bad for those who want to pay workers slave wages, discharge waste into the air and water, and minimize taxes.  Those corporations are both Democrats and Republicans, but the fact is there must be regulation.    But the Republican version of compromise is 'Do it our way and we'll be nice to you.'  Compromise must come from a position of power, if not it is just exploitation.