Except it was. The parties have been calling each other every dirty word in the book since forever. You can sample how it looked like about 150 years ago: https

Except it was. The parties have been calling each other every dirty word in the book since forever. You can sample how it looked like about 150 years ago: https://storyoftheweek.loa.org/2012/11/running-for-governor.html https://storyoftheweek.loa.org/2012/11/running-for-governor.... > And the republicans have changed a lot more than the democrats on that front. Of course, your team have always been standing for the common sense but the other team is just crazy now. Long gone are the times of Bush presidency, where the parties lives in almost perfect harmony, and the worst thing the President could be called by the opposing politician is "this esteemed and honorable man is sometimes mistaken". If only would could go back to those golden times.