Hopes Quickly Fade For a Postpartisan Era

Wall Street Journal ^ | October. 14, 2008 | Gerald F. Seib

[Reagan Man]

Idealists once looked at this presidential campaign, between two candidates who fancy themselves as free of conventional party ties, and thought it might produce the election that finally pulls Washington out of the deep rut of partisan divisiveness it fell into in the 1990s.

Today, three weeks before Election Day, it sure doesn't look that way.

Instead, partisan animosity is growing rather than waning. Democrats charge, essentially, that the McCain campaign is engaging in character assassination against their candidate, Barack Obama. The Republican National Committee says it is spending $2 million to beef up security at campaign offices because of acts of vandalism and "violent intimidation tactics" by Obama supporters. Campaign rallies are turning ugly; charges of racism are starting to appear.

[Terry Mross]

Divisiveness started when that mean old Newt started fighting with their buddy Bill.

But I have to wonder doesn’t Reid-Pelosi REALLY want this country to go socialistic? Or are they just saying this to get the power? In other words, I’m sure they’re liberal but could it be they’re pushing the envelope just to get elected and once they’re in they’ll turn their backs on the base? Hey, I’ve got to have some hope!

[The Bishop]

Partisanship is not the problem it is a symptom of the problem. A growing vocal minority in this nation want to drag this nation from the Judeo Christian morality that she was built upon. The partisanship is a reflection of the battle for the cultural soul of this nation. Some think that this is bickering just for the fun of bickering, it is not. The heart and soul of this Nation has been in play since the ‘60’s and it is only getting worse. This ends in a division of these United States but niether side is willing to go there without a fight.When Obama ridiculed those who held their Bibles and their guns in high regard and made those ugly comments about the Scriptures he did more than make a few off hand comments, those statements are the core of the lefts political views and they sre the root issues of the Cultural war. One of the reasons that John McCain is a failure as a conservative and a candidate is that he continues to delude himself with the thought that we all love America and that simply IS NOT TRUE.

[telebob]

"If McCain wins, there will be blood in the streets..."

Oddly enough, as long as it's not our blood, I'm fine with that.