"In the days following Saturday’s tragic attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., congressional leaders have taken steps to make peace with one another, at least for now.
It would be nice to think that in the wake of the Arizona tragedy, and after their unusually productive lame-duck session, members of Congress might finally be ready to work together.
But the opening days of the 112th Congress boded poorly for a sudden outbreak of comity. On the one hand, leaders in both parties proposed or embraced rules aimed at making Congress less fractious and more productive. On the other, some of these very attempts at procedural change threaten to inflame partisan tensions still further. The harder lawmakers try to patch things up, it seems, the more they fall apart."
Can Congress work together in wake of Giffords tragedy? Probably not.
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