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I love the way disputes evolve. In this case:
1.) Declare your opponent's source a "blatant liberal" when he is in fact from a heavily conservative think tank.
2.) Divert attention from the serious and wholly unprecedented low in decorum to point out shenanigans used - whether it be in cloture tie-ups (democrats) or committee stonewalling (republicans) by both sides.
3.) And so on.
I point this out not to criticize per se, but to make the point that, from my standpoint as an independent, I see new previously unseen subversions like this as evidence that we are heading in the wrong direction.
Instead of questioning the motives of the accuser, or reflecting his charges back with out a thought those from each camp should think about the direction in which this country is moving.
If the excuse to perpetrate wrong-doing is that another has committed a similiar offense, what's to prevent the republic from spiraling into a cycle of ever increasing partisan rancor?
Dangerous times are coming. State governments have seen in the last few years a hyper-partisanship that threatens the efficacy of government in a way not seen in the past. Recalls, redistricting and many other issues are somewhat of an unknown - not inherently bad, but subject to endless abuse.
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The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.
-- Albert Schweitzer
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