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This issue is really starting to go down partisan lines, Republican/Democrat. – William Bratton	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Today we can say again, in a loud and clear voice, the United States should never condone or practice torture anywhere in the world, not under any future administration or in any future conflict, if that requires new legislation, then Congress should work with President Obama to quickly enact it, and it should not be an issue of partisan politics. – Obama Clinton	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Understand all these provisions in the bill were worked out in a bi-partisan, bi-cameral fashion or they wouldn't be in the bill. – John Boehner	Found on CNN 9 years ago
She's viewed as thorough, thoughtful, and as close to non-partisan on the issue of national security as is possible in today's politically polarized environment, if it was a different Democrat, it would be easier for some to be dismissive of the questions she's raising, but she's built significant credibility as a trusted voice on national security, so she has to be taken seriously. She's raising two critical issues which will define our debate about torture in the coming months: does it make us safer, and is it something we accept as consistent with our nation's moral code? – Dan Newman	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Let's face it: it's partisan sniping because this is an embarrassing episode for the Republican Party in which a high ranking member of the governor's staff, for clearly political reasons, closed lanes leading to George Washington Bridge, creating not only a public safety nightmare but just traffic gridlock for an entire community for four days. – John Wisniewski	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The larger issue is that, irrespective of what the tax code says, churches should be sacred spaces, free of partisan politics. – Nicholas Cafardi	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I avow myself the partisan of truth alone. – William Harvey	added by anonymous 13 years ago
The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions. – Plato	added by anonymous 14 years ago
There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity. Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower. – Michael Lews	added by anonymous 14 years ago

This issue is really starting to go down partisan lines, Republican/Democrat.

– William Bratton

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Today we can say again, in a loud and clear voice, the United States should never condone or practice torture anywhere in the world, not under any future administration or in any future conflict, if that requires new legislation, then Congress should work with President Obama to quickly enact it, and it should not be an issue of partisan politics.

– Obama Clinton

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Understand all these provisions in the bill were worked out in a bi-partisan, bi-cameral fashion or they wouldn't be in the bill.

– John Boehner

Found on CNN
9 years ago

She's viewed as thorough, thoughtful, and as close to non-partisan on the issue of national security as is possible in today's politically polarized environment, if it was a different Democrat, it would be easier for some to be dismissive of the questions she's raising, but she's built significant credibility as a trusted voice on national security, so she has to be taken seriously. She's raising two critical issues which will define our debate about torture in the coming months: does it make us safer, and is it something we accept as consistent with our nation's moral code?

– Dan Newman

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Let's face it: it's partisan sniping because this is an embarrassing episode for the Republican Party in which a high ranking member of the governor's staff, for clearly political reasons, closed lanes leading to George Washington Bridge, creating not only a public safety nightmare but just traffic gridlock for an entire community for four days.

– John Wisniewski

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The larger issue is that, irrespective of what the tax code says, churches should be sacred spaces, free of partisan politics.

– Nicholas Cafardi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I avow myself the partisan of truth alone.

– William Harvey

added by anonymous
13 years ago

The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions.

– Plato

added by anonymous
14 years ago

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity. Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

– Michael Lews

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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