March 6, 2010

Disgusted that Partisan Politics Is Going On

By Peter Wilson
Democrats are always bemoaning the lack of bipartisanship in Washington. Their fundraising appeals to potential donors, however, where they might feel among friends, demonstrate a hyper-partisan nastiness at odds with their public speechification. Consider the e-mail sent by Sen. John Kerry last week, which bore a single-word subject line: "Disgusted." The e-mail begins:It disgusts me every time I see it. As Democrats work with President Obama to dig us out of a deep hole and build our country up, right-wing Republicans have an entirely different goal: Force his failure.To paraphrase: Our country's big problems require bipartisan solutions. Bipartisanship fails because Republicans don't respect their Democrat colleagues. The latter comprise the one party that is wise and good and has all the answers, while the former are opportunistic liars in bed with shadowy "big, big corporate money." (Another quote from the e-mail...not just big, but "big, big.") Does...(Read Full Article)