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Green_Lantern

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6. you are basically saying the Right is too partisan then..

Reply to Locut0s (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 05:10 PM

Aug 2012

Which I agree.

But everything you described is just ideological differences.

The two sides in US politics are ideologically more alike now than when it was Goldwater vs. LBJ yet the parties are very divided.

Even Republicans who normally may like Obama's policies hate him because he's a Democrat.

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Is it possible to have a nonpartisan President? [View all] Green_Lantern Aug 2012 OP

Nope Spider Jerusalem Aug 2012 #1

They would fall into the political spectrum somewhere I'm sure. JaneyVee Aug 2012 #2

The only one who came even close in the last hundred years was Ike hifiguy Aug 2012 #3

I was just gonna say Ike. Cleita Aug 2012 #9

He once said that his worse mistake was appointing Gov Earl Warren (Ca) as Chief Justice of the demosincebirth Aug 2012 #11

That was what Obama tried to be after he was sworn in DJ13 Aug 2012 #4

on policy he may have tried to work with them but still... Green_Lantern Aug 2012 #7

I would argue that things are NOT partisan ENOUGH!... Locut0s Aug 2012 #5

you are basically saying the Right is too partisan then.. Green_Lantern Aug 2012 #6

I agree. Cleita Aug 2012 #10

Partisanship has polluted the process to the point of no-return slackmaster Aug 2012 #8