Before the selection of Sarah Palin made my support for him impossible, I struggled with whether or not to vote for John McCain.  Chiefly in his favor, I reasoned that his presidency would be a far less partisan affair than Obama's, and might have a better chance of moving the country forward from the Bush vs. Clinton saga.  (Then McCain blew that idea out of the water with Gov. Palin and her rhetoric that stopped just short of liberal detainment camps.)

I figured that conservatives would go out of their way to throw mindless partisan attacks at Obama every single day he was in office, led by the likes of Rush and Glenn and Sean.  The Obama administration would have no choice but to respond, and talk radio producers would cackle with glee at the explosion in ratings they would receive from pouring non-stop partisan vitriol onto the airwaves for gullible, dumbed-down Americans to lap up.

Imagine my surprise to find this article so soon after the inauguration:  Barack Obama picks a fight with Rush Limbaugh as bipartisan spirit crumbles.

Corporate conservative media, who undoubtedly believe they run the country no matter who's in the White House, would never have allowed a Democratic presidency to be bi-partisan, because they (not to mention both the Democratic and Republican Parties) depend on sustained partisan controversy for their wealth and power.