It was a different era. Partisanship was "typical" at that time. There was Watergate, Reagan, Iran-contra, and Clinton soiling the WH.
Partisanship moved to warp speed after the 2000 Bush/Gore recount. It's been intolerable hell ever since. "Stability" hasn't been possible since....and won't be for a while.
7 posted on 12/05/2018 5:40:16 PM PST by chiller
(Dem's ideals are beautiful...they just never work in a real world. Feel good, OR do the right thing.)