Comments on: GOP, Suddenly Against Partisanship

By: Hedley

Hedley — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:12:27 +0000

Both Republicans and Democrats are equally partisan. With the possible exceptions of Lieberman and McCain, there isn’t a politician in Washington who doesn’t think party first, America second.

By: Bill L.

Bill L. — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 09:56:42 +0000

And the whole post is framed, both at the beginning and then at the end, with Joe Lieberman, DINO poster boy. Why not ask if Lieberman’s ranting has any real merit, rather than parroting the new GOP (and DINO Joe) line that everything is the fault of Dem partisanship?

Come on, who are we kidding here? Nowhere is there any suggestion that the GOP has heavily (HEAVILY) traded on partisanship to divide the populace and inflame their base. What was the point of the whole “support the troops” Sea World story juxtaposed against the “look at the crazy anti-war people harassing innocent bystanders” bit if not a cheap shot at the left as being, at best, uncivil, weak, and unpatriotic?

It’s all a superficial and transparent attempt to slam the Left, yet again, though now by adding the “partisan” label to the mix (projection, much) via Holy Joe and his ongoing campaign to keep the GOP in power for the forseeable future.

By: Robert Cox

Robert Cox — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:21:02 +0000

Oliver,

I wasn’t saying that Republicans are not partisan only that people around the country don’t seem terribly interested in the partisan bickering that enthralls political junkies like you and me. What I saw in my travels is that most post seem to understand that we really are at risk from terrorists and that the men and women of the U.S. military and their allies deserve a great deal of respect for putting their lives on the line for the rest of us. What I have seen in traveling around the country over the last few months suggests that aggressively partisan campaigns are going to create a backlash against their candidate. I know the experts say that negative campaiging works but we may see a test of that adage in ‘06.

BTW, no one gave me “marching orders”. Believe it or not I think for myself and this is actually what I think.

See you in DC in a few weeks

By: z adura

z adura — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:55:26 +0000

Despite what sore Loserman says, there is certainly more variability in the Democratic Party than the Republican. Look at just about any legislation in Congress for which party votes in lockstep either for or against the president.

As a country, we will be able to find the middle once again when both sides balance each other out.

By: dc

dc — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:07:10 +0000

What should be pounded into the press corps skulls is that Republicans control all three branches of government. It is the abuse of this power which has led to such partisanship.

By: buma

buma — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:43:09 +0000

The question is whether Rove goes to the well once too often on this meme.

By: Nimrod Gently

Nimrod Gently — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:22:18 +0000

I thought “Dems are Bush-hater partisans” already was a drumbeat.

Besides, what’s the use of a political party that isn’t partisan?