 The Brad Bear Show. Common Ground. There are a number of senators on the Republican side that continue to want to find common ground. We emphasize the conflict and controversy sells and I think it's a problem because most Americans look at Washington and see something that's broken. Why don't we look for ways that we celebrate what this country is capable of doing? It's amazing what you can do when you get off social media and you start talking and communicating with one another because there is common ground.