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If a Republican stopped to help a cripple in the street, there'd be a Democrat pointing at the Republican telling everyone it was the Republican policies that crippled the man in the first place and the same would happen if the roles were reversed.

After five years here, I've realised there's no point in anyone asking for a "spirit of bi-partisanship" since there's simply no desire on either side for it to become a reality on anything more than a "feel-good" level.

Basically, US politics boils down "I disagree with whatever it is you're saying because I wear a blue hat and you wear a red one"