Partisan Politics: The Wave of the Future

Two days ago, Indiana senator Evan Bayh announced he wouldn't run for re-election this year, citing the partisan atmosphere in Washington as his primary reason for leaving. Apparently, he is no longer "in love with Congress."

From what I hear, Congress failed to send Bayh flowers on Valentine's Day. It hasn't paid attention to him since this internal struggle with what it really wants has heated up, circa 2003. So Bayh, who has given Congress everything he's had and received nothing in return, called Congress, told him to meet with him in public on Monday, and went through with a very public breakup.

Congress has every right to be mad. It's been humiliated in front of everyone by someone else. Over the past six years, it's shown no one embarrasses Congress in public except Congress. It's left hurting and vulnerable, particularly considering the wave of Democrats that have decided to give Congress one last goodbye kiss this year.

It shouldn't worry though; it'll be back to making a mockery of itself in no time.

Recently, veteran senators have been said to be shocked and disappointed by how partisan the Congress has been acting. It had its problems in the 1990's when the Republicans hated on the Clintons, but it really ramped up in 2003, when Congressional Democrats led the wave of (justified) anti-Bush sentiment. Our Democratic leaders began making the same derogatory Bush statements private citizens were making, but they were making them in public.

Now, it's the Republicans' turn. I feel as though the past year has been a 'How do you like it?' revenge game for Republicans, who have denied President Barack Obama just about everything he wants out of spite.

If you doubt the above statement, look at the hypocrisy they've shown when it comes to trying terrorists in civilian courts. It was OK when tried notorious shoe bomber Richard Reid in civilian court in Massachusetts, but now that the Obama Administration wants to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed in New York, it's the wrong thing to do, and he's endangering America.

The thing is, if Senators such as Bayh that are truly disturbed by the partisanship in Congress run away, it's never going to end. Congress will turn into a club for children that all think their dad's the coolest, and 'No one knows nothin 'cept me.'

Even more so than it already is like that.

We need for Senators that are truly bi-partisan to stand up and fight for the people, and replace everyone else with people that don't know the meaning of the words, 'Democrat' and 'Republican.' Figuratively: I'm not asking to bring George W. Bush back or anything.

We need Senators that either stand up for what they believe in legitimately and at least listen when other people speak. Otherwise, there's no difference between listening to them and listening to a baby cry.

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