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To: Lane3 who wrote (7353)	12/18/2005 4:13:03 PM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 541915

You drew a distinction yourself between party partisans and people coming from the right or the left. Perhaps we can build something for the latter here. There was a day when the party professionals also reached across the aisle with communication and respect. Now we have the Frist/Dean approach that demonizes opponents and decries every policy difference as a grave personal failing in their opponent. Augmented by hate-talk radio, of course. That's where the sloganeering shines.

To: Lane3 who wrote (7353)	12/18/2005 8:08:00 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 541915

IMO there is no such thing as a neutral meeting ground for partisans. Depends on the meaning you throw into "partisans." I think, from the contexts in which you use that word, you mean rigid ideologues. However, I consider myself a partisan, in another sense of the word, one with serious political convictions tied to a certain view as to how the social order should be arranged. But I'm no absolutist. And those "rigid ideologues" tend to be just that. We know the truth and we're here to shove it down your throat. Those sorts. Too many of them in office right now.