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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (756822)	12/9/2013 4:28:02 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574020

WR, at the time of Bush's inauguration, I've never seen so much opposition to a new president at day one. Back then it was the Democrats who were setting new lows in partisanship. Now it's the Republicans who are setting new lows. But in either case, we see the incumbent party showing righteous indignation, while the opposition party tries desperately to obstruct and sabotage the process. Both parties are hypocrites when it comes to partisan politics. Look at the "nuclear option" that Reid just deployed. This is the same Reid who opposed it when the Republicans back in 2005 threatened to use it. Reid's excuse, of course, is that the Republicans today are worse than the Democrats were in 2005. But in partisan politics, it's ALWAYS the other party's fault. Hence when liberals point out how the Republicans wanted Obama to fail from day one, I yawn because the Democrats were the exact same way when it came to Bush. Trying to find "nuances" between the two is an exercise in futility, because in the end, it's all about political self-interest. Tenchusatsu