You Might Be Too Partisan...

Most mornings during my daily commute, I have Don Imus on the radio in the background. Today was no exception. A conversation with Jeff Greenfield caught my attention and motivated me to turn up the volume and pay a little attention. For those of you that do not know, Jeff Greenfield is the Senior Political Analyst for CNN, an author of several books, and a generally good talking head. Mr. Greenfield was ranting this particular morning about the nature of political partisanship in the US, and more specifically, how Americans have become too partisan in their everyday lives. In many cases, Mr. Greenfield expounded, free thought and analysis has been replaced with partisan alignments. What caught my attention was his use of the phrase "...you might be too partisan" when referring to the blanket support of a White House initiative. With all respect and nods to another great Jeff (Foxworthy), that phrase tickled my funny bone and sent me down the path of creating several new editions to the "You might be..." joke reel. For those of you that might be interested, here goes:

"If you hate going to the circus because of all the elephants....You might be too partisan."

"If you plan the route of your summer vacation to include only the red states....You might be too partisan."

"If you use the death toll from the war on terror as a polling number....You might be too partisan."

"If the Fox News logo is burned into the corner of your TV....You might be too partisan."

"If you cast a write-in vote for Jed Bartlet in 2004....You might be too partisan."

"If you get a twisted sense of joy riding donkeys to the bottom of the Grand Canyon....You might be too partisan."

"If you stopped watching Law and Order because Fred Thompson's character was replaced....You might be too partisan."

"If the site of cowboy boots makes you queasy....You might be too partisan."

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