Who is more "partisan" ? Democrats or Republicans ?

[kentuck]

We know that Democrats almost expect "perfection" from the candidate of their choice. If they disagree on any major issues, such as war or tax policy, Democrats tend to throw them overboard. Now that could be defind as "partisan" in some circles, but it shows a diversity in our Party that could not exist in the other Party.

How many "Greens" left Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party because they felt they had sold out on Nafta, Gatt, welfare reform, communications bill, etc?? They just up and walked away. They said, fuck you all! You need to start acting like "real' Democrats.

But, as we look at perhaps the greatest foreign policy blunder in our history, and as George Bush has been shown to have lied time after time after time, the Repubs stand in and defend him. They accept his lies and the rationalizations for those lies. The only time they would ever think of deserting their Party or candidate is when most of the rats have already jumped ship and they see no possibility for victory in the next election.

So, in that respect, I would have to say that Repubs are more "partisan".....

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Definitely the repubs.

I doubt that anyone on Free Republic is floating the idea of a Democrat running for vice president with the moron in chief.

And perish the thought that a repuke should run with Kerry.

[mike_c]

2. oh there's no comparison, at least not now....

Republicans have raised partisanship to a high art, then used it to shield the neo-con overthrow of tripartite checks and balances.

[DieboldMustDie]

3. "Bipartisanship is another name for date rape."

-- Grover Norquist

Need I say more?

[wyldwolf]

4. a slight modification on your post (my opinion, of course)

We know that Democrats almost expect "perfection" from the candidate of their choice.

I think it is only a certain part of the Democratic party.

[2Design]

5. repubs they vote as a block in congress even when it is wrong

[wtmusic]

6. No difference in partisanship

The only difference between the parties is that Republicans consider fear to be a valid principle for guiding government policy.

[Heyo]

7. This is clearly a question....

.. where each side would claim it's the other side... and partially be right.

It's pretty extreme on both sides, too..

[serryjw]

8. Clinton's misjudgement did NOT kill 800 Americans

They could be modified or reversed any time.

[leesa]

9. No comparison. EVERYTHING they do is for the party

[JHBowden]

10. The Dems right now.

Looking at the polling data, while Bush is doing better than expected among swing voters, his base is really soft. Meanwhile, Kerry has most of the key Dem demographics locked -- secularists, latinos, educated women, et cetera. I find this interesting.

[Yupster]

11. How many Dems ditched Clinton because he wasn't perfect enough?

I don't know? He didn't seem to be short votes at election time. He went from 43 % to 49 % in his two elections. He couldn't have been dumped by too many.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

12. Republicans put their party before their country

and those who talk about the Dems not abandoning Clinton are revealing their bias. When Clinton lied no one died, and most Dems can see the hypocrisy of the RW attack on sex.