Originally Posted by Hamish Howl
I'm partisan as hell. Right now, it makes sense to be partisan.
I have been accused of being a "partisan" - which I personally find incredibly amusing - but I confess to having strong opinions. I don't see that as the same thing at all. There are things that I am, truly, a partisan* about: civil liberties, social justice, equality, fairness, the Constitution, good government... it's a long list. But I'm not an uncritical supporter of a party, so not a partisan in that manner. I am, however, an extremely stern critic of the Republican party and of extremism in nearly any form. The one thing I don't tolerate is intolerance. I won't put up with it.

* "a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person."

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Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich