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There are a number of layers to the question, but I am curious about how different people might answer it. Comity can mean cooperation between branches, or cooperation between parties, or even, cooperation within the parties. The Tea Party movement created a significant split within the Republican Party, which made it largely ineffective for the last 8 or so years. There is currently a schism in the Democratic Party (although, I believe much less significant) between the new class and the leadership. There is a real problem between the White House, and virtually everyone else. The agencies and bureaus are a near disaster (see the last note). Rural and Urban voters are in different worlds. Are the wounds that have been inflicted on our polity by the rancid behavior of our "representatives" too deep to heal? What would it take to repair the damage? I'm going to leave suggestions for later, as I would like to get some reasoned views before I opine further.