This one from Jane Hamsher grabbed my heart today

[rurallib]

"I am proud to be a partisan"
http://www.firedoglake.com/category/democrats/

Jane discusses what partisan has meant in another place, another time with a great ending story:

Twenty-three-year-old Hannah Senesh, a Hungarian Jew who emigrated to Palestine in 1939, was one of the thirty-two Palestinian parachutists the British dropped behind German lines to organize resistance and rescue efforts. Before crossing the border in Hungary on June 7, 1944, to warn Hungarian Jews about the extermination camps, Senesh, a poet, handed a poem to one of her companions. It ended with these lines: “Blessed is the heart with strength to stop its beating for honor’s sake. Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame.” Senesh was captured the next day and executed as a traitor to Hungary.

[aquart]

1. Link?

[rurallib]

2. Damn I lifted it but never put it down. Will fix immediately. Thanks.

[Oilwellian]

3. This deserves more replies

My favorite part:

Lieberman considers his refusal to criticize Republicans a reflection of the fact that he is above “partisan bickering,” but really it’s just collaboration with those who have gone utterly rogue and lawless. It’s an excuse to do their bidding for personal political gain. And with all due respect to Barack Obama, about whom there are many things to admire, the “pox on both your houses” messaging he so frequently invokes whether he is promoting himself or criticizing this administration does not do justice to those who have steadfastly fought the battle to hold George Bush, Dick Cheney and their criminal cabal accountable. Yes, we’re partisans.

I too find myself unwilling to "compromise" with Republicans at this point. Until they're willing to put country before party and help impeach & convict those in power who are committing atrocious crimes, I can't help but be a partisan...and there's NOTHING wrong with that.