Nice gesture but I bet you dollars to donuts that THEY will fight over who sits next to who!!!!
Oldcatman will not be fooled by this 'gesture'!!!!
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****Udall To Congress: Let's Sit Together For State Of Union!
(Sitting Together Could 'Bridge Usual Partisan Divide'.)
DENVER -- U.S Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado is asking Democrats and Republicans to sit side-by-side rather than dividing up by party during the State of the Union speech.
In a letter to his fellow lawmakers, Udall, a Democrat, said, "the partisan seating arrangement has become a negative symbol of the divisions in Congress - and among the American people - with one side of the chamber cheering and applauding loudly throughout the President's speech, while the other often sits silent. He urged them to bridge the partisan divide by sitting together as a symbolic gesture signifying unity and better reflecting the communities they represent."
"The President's State of the Union address sets the agenda for the year - the challenges and opportunities we face. But what Americans see when they watch it on TV is a Congress that is bitterly divided by party," Udall said. "It sets a negative tone that only perpetuates the narrative that Congress cannot - and will not - come together for the good of the country we all love. Beyond custom, there is no rule or reason that on this night we should emphasize divided government, separated by party, instead of being seen united as a country."
"After serving over a decade in the House and Senate, I know that more unites us than divides us, and now - more than ever - we need to find ways to dial down the political rhetoric and set a positive example for all Americans," Udall continued. "Our country has been talking about changing the way Washington works, and now it's time to take action by crossing the aisle and sitting together. It's a simple step, but an important one that will go a long way in bridging our political divide. So I'm asking my colleagues to join me in sitting side-by-side in a symbolic gesture that reflects the diversity in the communities we represent."
He said the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday in which six people were killed and U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was injured could cool the hot political rhetoric.
President Barack Obama will deliver the State of the Union speech on Jan. 25, his second State of the Union speech and his fourth address to a joint session of the House and Senate.
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