Across the Aisle: Why Bipartisanship Works for America - Paperbackby Jill Long Thompson (Editor), Marcy Kaptur (Contribution by), Trent Lott (Contribution by) Bipartisanship has been essential to America's success throughout its history. Today, however, there seems waning interest by politicians in both parties to work together to address pressing issues and find solutions. In Across the Aisle, highly respected Republicans and Democrats argue persuasively that, time and again, bipartisanship on the local, state, and