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Senator Joe Lieberman & How We Can Make The Government Work Again

2021/10/26
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Joe Lieberman: 美国政治制度的弊病在于党派斗争过于激烈,导致政府效率低下,无法达成建设性妥协。他认为,两党应该摒弃极端主义,在中间立场寻求共同点,才能取得真正的立法进展。他以自己多年的参议院生涯为例,阐述了两党合作取得成功的案例,例如1990年的《清洁空气法案》和1997年的《平衡预算法案》等。他还谈到,政治家在党内立场偏离主流时,容易受到攻击和排挤,即使其观点并非完全反对党派立场。他以自己当年在医保改革问题上的经历为例,说明了这种现象。他呼吁两党政治家能够放下成见,坐下来进行文明对话,寻求妥协,共同解决问题。他还谈到,对华政策的转变说明,即使是基于中间立场达成的共识,也可能因为形势变化和预料之外的负面结果而受到批评,但这并不意味着应放弃寻求两党合作。他认为,在对华政策上,两党也应该寻求共同点,共同应对挑战。 Ben Domenech: 他分析了拜登政府未能实现其团结国家的承诺,部分原因在于其政策被视为偏向左翼,未能与温和派选民产生共鸣。他认为,拜登政府需要更强有力的领导力和政治策略,才能在国会推动两党合作,实现其政策目标。他还谈到了美国年轻一代不生育的现象,以及这可能对美国社会产生的深远影响。

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Ben Domenech talks with former Senator Joe Lieberman about his new book, "The Centrist Solution: How We Made Government Work and Can Make It Work Again." They discuss Senator Joe Manchin's potential departure from the Democratic Party and the challenges of centrism in today's political climate. Lieberman emphasizes the importance of respectful dialogue, compromise, and working across party lines to achieve meaningful legislative progress.

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This week, Ben is joined by former United States Senator Joe Lieberman to discuss his new book, The Centrist Solution: How We Made Government Work and Can Make It Work Again.

Senator Lieberman examines the only way true legislative progress can be made is if both parties can reject extremism and embrace constructive compromise in the center; however, he believes this is what the U.S. government lacks today, and that is the true problem of American politics.

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