Bipartisan usually means that a larger-than-usual deception is being carried out.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Carlin defines bipartisan as a cover for deception involving both parties.
- In plain terms
- Bipartisan often means both sides are working together to deceive.
- What can you take from it?
- Cooperation between opposing sides can hide dishonesty.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is compromise always bad?
- When is bipartisanship useful?
Another view
It ignores cases where bipartisan effort is genuine.
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