The last 8 years were the prime example of this wishful thinking as the Republican fascist complement eliminated from day one of both elections any governing actions other than bailing out the criminal financial sector and turning healthcare over to the insurance companies and the corporate healthcare industry, i.e., foreign drug companies and religious non-profit/non-taxpaying healthcare criminals.  All social efforts for the common good were gridlocked and appeased by both DINOs and republicans in favor of their campaign contributors from Wall Street and the Military Industrial Complex.  National Defense(the big lie) sailed through every session along with anti-environmental legislation attached.  One party rule through appeasement and compromise of the Republican fascists.