The ugly side of party politics

I would like to point out an article I read today about the economic stimulus plan, at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/us/politics/14web-stim.html?_r=1&ref=politics. This is not however a response to the plan itself or even the economic strife our country or world is facing today, in fact this is a foray into our nations political party system. You may ask how I can draw part undertones from a simple stimulus article. The most simplistic answer is a sentence found that reads as follows, "Hours earlier, the package cleared the House easily, albeit without Republican support." I draw your attention to this sentence in particular not so point out that the bill was facing opposition but to underline the solidarity of the Republican opposition to the plan, the parties use this tactic for one simple purpose complete deniability, or the ability to take no responsibility for the plan itself. This is done so that if the plan does not work completely finger pointing can begin and one party can weaken the other. many may call this political savvy or just good strategy, I myself think this is an extremely harmful action that weakens not only our governmental process but sows seeds of doubt. While this article is not the only place where party lines do more harm than good but it is a major fulcrum in the modern division in our government that stands in the way of progress. 

In summation I strongly believe that for our political leader to lead America into a prosperous and long lasting future we must shed the shackles of party lines and allow government process to revolve solely on the issues and how the good of the whole will progress rather than how to garnish power from on party to the other.