Reply #6: Yeah I think that's what it's really about

[Proud Liberal Dem]

It's almost like the Democrats being in power, particularly when we have all three branches of government inherently victimizes the poor Republicans and then we are expected to waste time placating/soothing/pacifying them by being "bipartisan" because heaven forbid the Democrats actually, well, reverse all of the horrendous things they've done while they were in power and try to make things better for the American public.

When the Democrats are in the minority, they're endlessly accused of obstructionism and lack of "bipartisanship" even though the Democrats seemed to obstruct far less under Bush (and other Republican Presidents?) than the Repubs have under Clinton and Obama. So, either way, the Dems are ALWAYS victimizing the poor Repubs. I'm no psychiatrist but it would seem to me that the Repubs seem to have some kind of severe delusional persecution complex that needs to be treated.