Quotes About Partisanship

It has become more and more obvious that there is one political party in America, and that is The Business Party.

Politics is a highly tribal business.

We have a lot of people who are Republicans, a lot of people who are Democrats, and it's not just because of business reasons.

It's not just tougher out there. It's become a situation where the contest is how much you can destroy the system, rather than how much you can make it work. It makes no difference if you have a 'D' or an 'R' after your name. There's no sense that this is about democracy, and after the election you have to work together, and knit the country together. The people in the game now just think to the first Tuesday in November, and not a day beyond it.

social justice" in practice is just a rationale for the taking of one person's achievements, and giving them to others who are favored by the party in power.

about the possibilities of the Republicans and Democrats

Anyone who does anything even remotely irritating is, from this point on, a Republican.

The Republicans abandoned the pretext of democracy to fight a war for power long ago.

Many Kentuckians are benefiting from it. Even Republican Kentuckians are benefiting from the Affordable Care Act.

Friends, there is no Left in American politics.

Not one Republican president has balanced the budget in 34 years. You can not trust Republicans with your money.

I don't hate Republicans as individuals. But I hate what the Republicans are doing to this country. I really do.

The fatal combination of Republican craveness and Democratic cowardice wasn't having an awful effect solely on the U.S. economy. It was proving deeply scarring to the American psyche.

The only difference I ever found between the Democratic leadership and the Republican leadership is that one of them is skinning you from the ankle up and the other, from the ear down.

The great thing about the U.S. economy right now is that we are the smart kids in the stupid-kid class. America has fiscal problems and gridlock issues and polarity and partisanship in Congress -- and yet, compared to Japan and Europe, the U.S. looks great.

The Democratic Party is like a mule—without pride of ancestry or hope of posterity.

Cable news wants you to believe that America is red versus blue. I would argue America is way more purple than it looks.

For all the manufactured 'Republican versus Democrat' drama that dominates today's cable news and political rhetoric, the most striking feature of our present-day democracy is not partisan divide - it's a corrupt system that protects incumbents from the consequences that real democracy brings.

My first meeting as a senator, my first day, they were already talking about the next election. Part of that's the permanent campaign, part of that's a word I've been using more frequently, 'tribal.' Our politics has become tribal: It's us versus them.

I got into my first fight, Democrat versus Republican, in second grade. I won.

Obama offers himself as a catalyst by which disenchanted Americans can overcome two decades of vicious partisanship, energize our democracy, and restore faith in government.

The test for honest Americans or honest liberals is, are they going to defend a president they disagree with when he's being victimized.

The reason I like the criminal justice system is there aren't Republican or Democrat victims or police officers or prosecutors. It's about respect for the rule of law!

I really don't think there's a lack of good will between members of the parties. I go back a long way with a lot of Republicans, so I don't think it's personal. But there does seem to be a much greater gap in both the philosophy and emphasis on partisan victories as opposed to policy development.