The Honorable William Cohen, CEO of The Cohen Group, former Secretary of Defense, and former U.S. Senator

"The Bipartisan Bridge is a wonderful idea, and I commend you on your achievement.  As our political system draws candidates for public office toward partisan extremes, efforts to bring citizens and leaders together around common interests and values are increasingly important.  Your online venue for engagement and collaboration will make a positive contribution to the national dialogue in which we are now engaged. "

-- The Honorable William Cohen, CEO of The Cohen Group, former Secretary of Defense, and former U.S. Senator

John Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, and former Chief of Staff to President Clinton

"The Bipartisan Bridge is a valuable and timely initiative to advance
progressive bipartisan and nonpartisan policy-making in American
government. Its objectives are well principled and consistent with those
of the Center for American Progress, and the ideas that it presents are
very impressive for their creativity, long-term problem-solving
approach, and ability to span traditional partisan divides.  The effort
enables Americans at the grass-roots level to contribute to the
marketplace of ideas that should appeal to progressives and
conservatives, as well as to connect with their elected leaders.  The
Bipartisan Bridge is a well-executed approach to collaboratively
advancing equity and opportunity, reinforcing American values, reforming government, and bringing people together.  I wish it success!"

-- John Podesta, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, and former Chief of Staff to President Clinton

Daniel Zingale, Senior Advisor to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chief of Staff to First Lady Maria Shriver

"The emergence of the Bipartisan Bridge comes at exactly the right time. A new generation of engaged Americans have tipped the balance in favor of a more collaborative, more unified, and common sense approach to the serious challenges facing us. The Bipartisan Bridge provides an important source of the ideas and dialogue needed to fuel that new way of governing."

-- Daniel Zingale, Senior Advisor to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Chief of Staff to First Lady Maria Shriver

Norm Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute

"The Bipartisan Bridge is an admirable effort to accomplish important goals to make our society and political system work. It is well-designed, clever, constructive and important. I go to it often."

-- Norm Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute

James  Prince, President, The Democracy Council

"The Bipartisan Bridge is an important and concrete vehicle by which to positively impact the decision - making process. This project is made even more timely by the intense partisanship and increase in wedge politics."

-- James Prince, The Democracy Council