Commentary

Yes, Partisanship Can Be Frustrating, but It's Better Than the Alternative

By David Harsanyi
Sunday, January 17 2016

"It's one of the few regrets of my presidency — that the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better," President Barack Obama lamented in a State of the Union speech packed with rancor and suspicion about his political opposition. What the president probably meant — as most of those who claim to want less "partisanship" — is that he regrets so many Americans remain stubbornly attached to their own ideas about the world. For this president, liberal certitude is never partisan, unlike the moral and…

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