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Originally Posted by Nosauz
this by far some of the worst political analysis based on bi partisan spite.
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Actually it's "partisan spite." "Bi-partisanism" refers to cross-party cooperation on issues, which is but a dream since the Republicans have decided to obstruct on any issue that comes before them.
I remember the days when there were liberal Republicans and conservative, often racist, Democrats. I had no problem supporting Republicans like
Ed Brooke,
Leverett Saltonstall, or
Frank Sargent. In 1980 I worked on behalf of
John Anderson in his effort to secure the Republican presidential nomination. Today there are no Republicans either in Massachusetts or nationally that look anything like these men. Maine's senators come closest, but I don't think Olympia Snowe will be voting in favor of health insurance reform or new financial regulation if they make it to the floor of the Senate.
In 1965, 13 of the 32 Senate Republicans
voted in favor of the final legislation establishing Medicare. Today that number would be zero.