Griper Blade: Bipartisanship Alone Won't Get You Anywhere

Let's take a little break from GWB, neocons, right wing nutjobs, and the religious right for a little bit. There's a movement out there (and I can't imagine it's very large) to elect the next president in the spirit of bipartisanship -- a middle of the road candidate who embraces the principles of being a moderate, which means... Well, no one really knows.

Meet Unity '08. The plan here is to elect a president and vice president from both parties to lead the way down the middle. I'm not sure what poll they're quoting, but their website tells us, "82% of Americans agree that 'America has become so polarized between Democrats and Republicans that Washington can't seem to make progress solving the nation's problems.'" After identifying that particular problem, it's hard to understand what a bipartisan ticket is supposed to accomplish. Do they want to also 'polarize' the Administration?

There's always been tension in Washington -- as well as every statehouse in the nation -- and this is very, very far from the worst it's ever been. Apparently, people have forgotten that the nation was once 'polarized' by a civil freakin' war. Nobody's shooting yet...

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