They're just playing politics as usual, Bobert. ;-D The basic job of the Republican Party, after all, is to:

1. Constantly attack and undercut the Democrats.

2. Keep the old divide-and-conquer game going full steam so you'll all keep fighting with each other and troop dutifully out to the polls next time instead of taking to the streets and overthrowing the entire damn $ySStem by a popular revolution.

And the basic job of the Democratic Party is to:

1. Constantly attack and undercut the Republicans.

2. Keep the old divide-and-conquer game going full steam so you'll all keep fighting with each other and troop dutifully out to the polls next time instead of taking to the streets and overthrowing the entire damn $ySStem by a popular revolution.

To do this effectively...they must be different from one another. And they are. ;-D But not in a way that does you much good. They're different like two football teams. They've got different names, different logos (elephant, donkey), different uniforms (red, blue), different management, and a different style of play. But they play the same football game on the same field. They both desperately want to win that game, because winning delivers money and prizes to the winners. So they play the game damn hard.

But the game is not being played on behalf of the general public. The public is just there to buy all the tickets and fill the stadium and pay taxes. The game is played so the League can get rich! And you know who the League is?

Yeah, I think you know. The League is the same bunch of guys you often refer to as Boss Hog. ;-D They are the guys who fund those two political football teams, own the media, build the stadium, and sell you the tickets for the big playoff game.