It's an affirmation of bipartisan support for their democratic aspirations.

But such a bipartisan consensus requires removing both the left and the right s ideological blinders, at least temporarily.

Even immigration reform a bipartisan pro growth issue with considerable support from much of American society has languished unnecessarily.

For starters, bipartisan proposals for premium support, with seniors receiving subsidies to purchase private health insurance, should be implemented.

Even before Obama took office, Republican leaders were plotting to oppose his every proposal, so he could not claim bipartisan support.

US led China bashing a bipartisan blame game that reached new heights in the 2012 political cycle remains a real threat.

Nine separate bills have been introduced in Congress by a bipartisan mix of senators and representatives, proposing a range of fixes.

A part of the bipartisan Gang of 8, Rubio was one of eight Senators to draft the immigration bill in 2013.

But, as should have been expected, the Senate which adopted a bipartisan immigration bill in 2013 would not accept the anti immigration baggage.

The answer is yes there is now bipartisan agreement on the need for a balanced approach that includes revenue increases and spending cuts.

Is it a harbinger of genuine bipartisan cooperation ahead or an illusory moment before a quick return to partisan combat in the capital?

The bill was defeated in the House by a wide bipartisan margin, and it never came up for a vote in the Senate.

Corporate tax reform also offers a good opportunity for bipartisan agreement, especially given that Obama and congressional leaders of both parties have expressed interest.

It would be far better to develop a bipartisan legislative plan aimed at removing the temptation to shift corporate headquarters in the first place.

They could rearrange themselves, form bipartisan committees, but as the moral electromagnet got cranked up, the force field increased, Democrats and Republicans were pulled apart.

One way to avoid this bottleneck would be for US President Barack Obama to establish a bipartisan Infrastructure Commission tasked with finding solutions to the problem.

Yet there is not a shred of evidence to support bipartisan claims that this ongoing carnage is the result of outsourcing US manufacturing jobs to China.

The report of the recent bipartisan investigation, led by US Senators Carl Levin and John McCain, into the infamous London Whale trades provides just one example.

The Republican backed crusade against a key agreement negotiated by a Democratic president, with his party s overwhelming support, has threatened the bipartisan foundations of Israel s cause in America.

In that position, he cooperated with the Truman administration in forging bipartisan support for the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO, including presenting the critical Vandenberg resolution.

If Obama is looking for an opportunity to negotiate a bipartisan deal that would strengthen the US economy and increase employment, he should seriously consider such a package of reforms.

The first will come next year in the form of partisan clashes, as Republicans challenge Obama on the budget, taxes and health care, followed later by a period of greater bipartisan cooperation.

This would operate much like the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established in 2010 to address America s fiscal challenges, or the military base closing commissions of the 1980s and 1990s.

Federal infrastructure spending and corporate tax reform should top the list of policies capable of attracting bipartisan agreement, because they promise significant long term productivity, income, and employment gains, while also supporting short term growth.

By forcing Americans and not just Jews or Democrats to choose between their loyalty to Israel and the president of their own country, Netanyahu has punched a large hole in Americans' normally bipartisan support for Israel.

His supporters are disgusted with the compromises made in Washington between leading Republicans and Democrats. To them, bipartisan cooperation is not necessary to the governance of a large and diverse country it is a form of corruption.

A bipartisan coalition in the House of Representatives recently introduced the so called Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, which would treat currency undervaluation as a subsidy, allowing US companies to seek higher countervailing duties on imports.

In Taiwan, activists who came to be known as the Sunflower Movement occupied the legislature for three weeks in April and May, after the island's ruling party approved a controversial trade bill with China without bipartisan discussion.

Partisan polarization in Congress has also undermined the executive branch, unduly blocking government appointments including routine and essentially uncontroversial ones and placing unwarranted obstacles in the way of implementing even the most sensible and seemingly bipartisan legislative proposals.

Nonetheless, some tax reforms are likely to be a key component of a bipartisan deficit reduction deal, because they provide Republicans who oppose increases in tax rates for high income taxpayers with an ideologically preferable way to increase revenue from them.

With America facing a fiscal cliff automatic tax increases and spending cuts at the start of 2013 that will most likely drive the economy into recession unless bipartisan agreement on an alternative fiscal path is reached could there be anything worse than continued political gridlock?

It doesn't mean that if you are a Republican that I'm trying to convince you to be a Democrat. We need Republicans as well. This used to be a bipartisan issue, and I know that in this group it really is. Become politically active.

After its success on the national stage in the 2010 midterm congressional election, many Republican lawmakers became so concerned about securing their party s base for future re election bids that they no longer felt comfortable pursuing the type of bipartisan cooperation that underpin effective economic policymaking.

Expectations of less political turbulence were enhanced at the start of 2013 by a bipartisan agreement that avoided the so called fiscal cliff (though at the last minute and with much rancor) and a deal reached later in January to raise the debt ceiling (albeit temporarily).

There is a corruption at the heart of American politics, caused by the dependence of Congressional candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citizens. That's the argument at the core of this blistering talk by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig. With rapid fire visuals, he shows how the funding process weakens the Republic in the most fundamental way, and issues a rallying bipartisan cry that will resonate with many in the U.S. and beyond.