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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (210234)7/1/2007 8:30:18 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 793972
 
Bipartisanship!

At the risk of nuance, let me suggest that that's an ironic usage of "bipartisanship." When two sides get together to work out a compromise, that's "bipartisan." When there are simply equal numbers of opponents on each side, it's, well, simply opposition from both sides. The two sides didn't work together to oppose the bill. They just disliked different parts of it, namely, the compromises made by those attempting bipartisanship. Calling that "bipartisan"...
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