Why the BS rhetoric of bipartisanship infuriates me

I feel like I get into discussions sometimes with Democratic friends, especially the more moderate ones, where they argue that the Democrats have to be "responsible" or something to that effect. For example, not use legislation to change Iraq Policy, use pay-go rules for budget bills, not impeach the Emperor-with-new-clothes, or approve appointees (like AG Mukasey "I don't know if it is torture."). The mainstream media echo this sentiment by idolizing bipartisanship and some supposed halycon days of old when Ds and Rs would "reach across the aisle."

Just three short years ago the Republicans, drunk with their undeserved victories in 2000 and 2004, were threatening to scuttle the filibuster. Oh, if only we had...

A new Campaign for America's Future Report highlights the deliberate obstructionism and churlish strategy of Bush and the Congressional Republi-can'ts.

The Republican Senate minority today filibustered an omnibus budget bill, setting a modern-day record for blocking the most legislation during a congressional session. A new report released today by the Campaign for America's Future details the 62 times conservatives have used the filibuster to block legislation (or force modification of bills) in the first session of the 110th Congress. In just the first year of this two-year Congress, their use of the filibuster in the Senate topped the previous record, reached during the entire 107th Congress.

So, don't give me any of this BS rhetoric about how its incumbent on Democrats to put policy over politics and bipartisanship over hard ball. Its a naive stance. Its unilateral disarming. Until Republi-cant's start behaving, the responsible thing to do is spank them until they change. They are not reasonable. They are little brats.

And they should thank their stars Frist and Rove's drive to abolish filibuster rules in the Senate died.

And I weep that the Senate Dems couldn't have used the same tactics to block Gonzalez's nomination, or Alito, or the military commissions act, or any number of blank check Iraq bills.