When did the Left and Right start hating eachother with such intensity.

I keep hearing that the Left is being unfair in their hatred of Bush, but, he deserves it because the Right was so tough on Clinton.

So the Right started this?

In '92 I was in working in retail, the time of Clintons campaign. All he kept saying was how the economy is so bad, recession, Bush bad, blah, blah, blah. Bush made one big mistake. The economy had a little dip, so like Reagan would have done, he told us "don't worry, everything is fine, go out and spend some money."

What I noticed, working on commission, was the more Clinton kept talking, the less money I made, and the worse the recession became. I have always believed Clinton was able to talk people into that recession, therefore his presidency.

I've had converstations with my friend about how when he was yonger he remembers the Democrats criticizing Reagan, even though he was accomplishing things they claimed to want. I don't remember that. The first election I was old enough to vote was Bush in '88.

So it was the Left after all that started it?

I doubt it, I'm sure others can comment on how badly politicians act towards the opposition as far back as there have been politicians.

One definition of politics the science of government.

Then why are there politics in the workplace? Because it also means make yourself look good while you destroy your opposition.

Since I can remember, this is how it's been, and it's not going away.

However, based on the last campaign, I think Bush ran a much more ethical campaign. Yes he criticized Kerry for taking both sides of an issue, and his voting record in congress. But those are facts, and didn't Kerry say let's stick to the facts? Bush could have been much tougher, God knows, Kerry gave him enough to go on.