Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.

Bruce Lee

One of the important lessons to learn from politics is this concept of bending a little with the winds of the day.

Good politicians have learned how to work with each other through their differences and competing interests to get to a solution that is best for everyone.

Sometimes having the "right" philosophy or the "right" solution (no pun intended) is not the most important thing. Sometimes the best way to win the argument is by not entering into it at all.

Like a lot of things in life, this is something that must be done in moderation and with wisdom.

Bend too much and you lose all your values and standards. Before you know it you have lost yourself and the faith of those who depend on you.

We must the find balance between values that we are willing to give everything for and all of those little compromises we make every day.

Make it a great day.

Jake