Word: partisanship
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Somebody should tell the propaganda bosses of the left that Halloween is over; maybe they would stop trying to terrify us with their tales of Republican partisanship...
...renewed spirit of debate and partisanship has emerged on Capitol Hill after a period of incredible bipartisanship and unquestioning cooperation. Democrats and Republicans are again at odds over a new economic stimulus package. Many Americans are disappointed that our recent Era of Good Feelings didn’t last any longer. However, as dirty as partisan rancor can be, this is really a reinstatement of the system of checks and balances essential for our American democracy. For once, we should be glad to see partisan bickering return to Washington...
...draw lines of division where none should be. At a time when our nation’s best has come to the fore, perhaps it’s healthy to be reminded of a reason most Americans disdain politics. But it should be exposed for what it is. Petty partisanship trivializes both the gravity of the moment and the very notion of a patriotism that means something more than political posturing and one-upsmanship...
...This is a time for unity, not partisanship,” Brinton said. “I think we’ve seen that across the country...
...Philadelphia that his unpaid assistant took over his office. Last week, when he announced his intention to resign, DiIulio cited personal and health reasons. He has heart trouble, but was also frustrated with the good-soldier corporate culture of the Bush White House, and bitter about the suspicion and partisanship--on both sides--that had all but crippled his program. "The job is literally killing him," a sympathetic White House official said last week...