NEW YORK -- When I vote for a Democrat, the last thing I worry about is whether he'll be able to get along with the Republicans. I never consider his ability to reach across the aisle, or his willingness to act in a bipartisan manner or take conservatives into consideration. Quite the opposite: I expect that Democrat to fight like hell to stop Republicans from getting any of their stupidass ideas enacted into law. If I wanted a Republican, I'd vote for one. But I don't. And if a Democrat sells me out -- by voting with the Republicans on anything important -- I will never vote for that Democrat again, for by that one sin he is no Democrat at all.
Never once have I ever met -- or heard of -- anyone who voted for a Democrat because he was willing to suck up to the GOP.
The same, of course, is true for Republicans. Republican voters vote Republican to promote Republican ideas and ideals and to prevent Democratic ideas and ideals from becoming reality. I have known many Republicans. They want to kick Democratic butt, not kiss it. They don't lose any sleep over legislative gridlock or "the harsh tone in Washington."