Herson: Parties Need to Bridge a Vast Political Divide By Michael Herson Posted November 3, 2010 at 10:25pm Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Michael Herson is president of American Defense International Inc., a Washington, D.C., government relations firm. Recent Stories Newsom sets special election for LaMalfa’s seat for Aug. 4 Senate Republicans detail farm aid package components Joke detector — Congressional Hits and Misses Virginia voters set to decide on new House map for the midterms The facts on the vaccines the CDC no longer recommends for all kids Venezuela is a lesson — Africa is a test of whether we learned from it