[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

The only thing worse than partisanship is bipartisanship. You want them fighting each other so that they keep looking out for your interests, even if only one party is concerned about your interests at any given time. At least you have a chance. When they are agreeing then NO ONE is caring about you. It becomes all about power and control and incoherence. Yes you move "forward" of sorts. But the baby is dead.

Partisanship is what representative government looks like. Imagine a court without a prosecutor and a defense. They just negotiate together and come up with some middle ground. Now imagine that YOU are the one on trial. That's what you get. It may appear peaceful on the surface, but the truth and justice are the biggest losers next to you.

[Wilhelm Tell]

Usually when some group complains about partisanship the goal is to browbeat Republicans to rubberstamp whatever the Democrats want.