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To: Neocon who wrote (12999)	5/15/2002 10:34:36 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

If partisanship means being unfair, than there is something to object to. If it means playing to win in an adversarial system, then it is simply a concommitant of getting things done, and a virtue, like loyalty. If the whole thing is a game with the objective of being on the winning team--the primacy of party/tribe/team--then you are right. Fairness and loyalty are important factors in an adversarial system. If it's about how we life life on this earth and doing the right thing, then you're not. I'm sure you know which camp I'm in. Partisans are in the other one. I recall an experience I had upon taking a new job. One of the big boyz sat me down and made it clear that he took care of those who took care of him. That didn't sit well with me. The distribution of my support in a public bureaucracy should not be based on something as arbitrary as membership this bozo's clique. So it is with support for a political party. By all means, support an idea. By all means support an individual who has been proven wise and trustworthy. But a team logo? Anything and everyone who is wearing your team colors? That's for partisans.