Quotes About Partisanship

And I want to be able to - you know, make Republicans and Democrats famous for keeping jobs in California.

Partisanship may be King in Washington but the rest of us dont have to pay tribute.

Neither party has God on its side, a monopoly on good ideas, or a lock on any single fiscal, social, or moral philosophy.

When you go to Washington now, you can feel a sense of fear in the air the fear to do anything, or say anything, that might affect the polls, or give the other side an advantage, or offend a special interest.

Today, you're a piranha if you are seen having coffee with somebody from the other party in many cases.

The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy.

The problem with the politicians of both parties in the US is that neither of them have a real agenda except to feather their own nests. They both have their hands deep in corporate pockets. All the rest is sleight of hand and distraction to keep the public occupied with trivia, divided against each other, and thinking their vote matters.

Democrats—lily-livered, weasel-assed collaborators.

The larger meaning here is that mainstream journalists simply cannot talk about things that the two parties agree on this is the black hole of American politics.

Bannon, in a public statement, declared: "You are either with Trump or against him.

Para él, quienes no lo apoyan, no son miembros de la oposición que confronta todo gobierno democrático, sino enemigos mortales que no tienen derecho a tener ningún rol político.

La política siempre ha sido el arte del compromiso, pero ahora parece haberse convertido en el arte de impedir que se logren acuerdos.

But perhaps his outstanding contribution to Australian politics was that, after a lifetime of switching sides, he put in place the basic two-party structure we have today: Labor versus anti-Labor. The anti-Labor parties have had many names, but always the same policy: to keep Labor out of office.

Politics is a highly tribal business.

The politically committed are like football fans. They support their side come what may and refuse to see any good in the opposing team.

Wij moeten leren om partijdig te zijn zonder onrechtvaardig te zijn.

In the US, there is basically one party - the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans, which are somewhat different but carry out variations on the same policies. By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.

Tu?rul, kendilerinin bir ?eye kar?? olduklar?m, bu amaçla bir parti kurman?n zor olaca??n? belirtmeye çal??t?. "Bir ?eyden yana de?iliz ki Hayri," dedi hüzünle, "Bir parti kural?m." ?oför Hayri ?iddetle içini çekti: "Ah bir olabilseydik a?abeyci?im, biz de bir ?eyden yana olabilseydik." Tu?rul, "Ya da bir ?eyler bizden yana olsayd?," diye tamamlad?.

Each side, hypocritical enough to pretend that it lives up to its own hype, is equally insistent that the other side's worst is truly all that it is. American political advertising is sinking slowly toward a level worthy of Soviet propaganda.

Don't vote for someone just because they're a part of a certain party. There have been many great leaders from the main parties, and their greatness has been based on their abilities/skills, their knowledge, their experience and their intellectual prowess. Don't let their title or party membership sway you. Look for someone who is capable, competent and responsible, who is willing to put people before power.

The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too.

Partisans will try to appeal to the notion that political arguments are really about which group is better in order to dismiss criticism of their group. We might think that we can refute criticism by pointing out that 'the other party does the same thing too.' But whether the other party does it too is relevant only if we're arguing about which party is better, not which policies are better.

For better or worse, then, my attack on empathy is nonpartisan. Or to put it more positively, individuals of all political orientations—liberal, conservative, libertarian, hard right, hard left, all of us—can join hands and work together in the fight against empathy.

If you must give me a label, then label me a human being. I have no pride in being a human, though, because I have nothing to do with my becoming one. But, whereas animals don't have a rational code of ethics, I like to think I do. Which is where I am partisan. Moral partisanship is the reason for my "anger." And if I don't protest what needed to be protested, I might just as well be an animal.