I agree with your points about the laughable, race-baiting, previous poster, but show me a time when the political parties didn't debate or weren't partisan. The problem is today and why things might seem worse is that we have a political party (Democrats) that have abandoned the American way. They have a leader (Obama), which has a stated objective of fundamentally transforming America. We see that transformation at work... Obamacare is the most blatant example. Republicans are not without blame, but at least they make an attempt to work within the legitimate framework of The Constitution and want to preserve the American way of life.