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Hillary: Partisanship Gets In My Way

And by "partisanship" she means "disagreement with her".

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How Hillary Clinton Became a Vessel for America's Fury

by Rod D. Martin
April 4, 2014

The AP reports today that Hillary Clinton says excessive partisanship flowing through the nation's political system is causing the U.S. to march "backwards instead of forward."

Millions will agree.  But should they?

No. Because the "partisanship" Hillary decries -- just like the partisanship decried by every politician who decries partisanship -- is really just disagreement with her.  And what she's really saying is, "shut up and let me have my way."

Again, millions will disagree with me, and blather on about "the toxic tone" and assorted foolishness.  In doing so, they forget that the issues about which people are especially "partisan" are the issues that matter most:  will we fight this or that war, will the government take over our health care, stuff like that.  And these things being more than a little consequential -- as in, literally life-and-death for very real people -- if there is any disagreement, it's likely to be strong.

As it should be.

And we shou…

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