The usual hypocrite's excuse: "It's different when we do it."
To fair, I guess it's fear that drives both sides. And the parties use that fear - fanning the flames at every opportunity - to stay in power. Each side tells themselves that if they don't "fight", if they don't do the heinous things they think the other side is doing, they'll lose. And the other side will make life a living hell.
The partisan divide is artificial, but it's a real problem. If we don't get a handle on it, we're in serious risk of meltdown.
