It seems a new word has reached the heights of profanity, vulgarity and inappropriateness in our political discourse. The p-word. Partisanship.
In the U.S., President Obama has been trying to pursue a promise of putting an end to partisan bickering so that everyone can move forward together. In Canada, after December’s coalition talk Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has been laying down his conditions for bipartisan cooperation (having abandoned previous plans for tripartisan cooperation). Bipartisanship, non-partisanship, cooperation, collaboration — all lofty goals that paint a picture of cooperative government that’s really able to “get things done.”
