the only working together that has been allowed is for a dem to vote with republicans. Republicans for the most part will not give any credence to anything a dem has to say. It's my way or the highway for republicans. An era ushered in by Newt and enforced by Rove and funded by radicals like Abermoff/Delay/Reed. It doesn't even matter if it's a good idea, they will sabotage it and reconstruct it as republican before letting a dem come up with something good.