As a result, the political debate in America on the television, over the radio, and on the internet has turned into partisan warfare.

ECONOMIST: Reader debate

Obama says if that happens, the economy will be in further danger and the American people will be collateral damage in partisan warfare.

BBC: Low viciousness and high drama

Clinton's rhetoric revived messier memories: of unmatched partisan warfare and the biggest battle of all -- the impeachment of her husband and his affair with a White House intern.

CNN: Analysis: Why Clinton's bid failed

What remains, however, is the problem House Republicans feared still more: daily partisan warfare over Gingrich that will make it even more difficult for their diminished majority to accomplish anything meaningful.

CNN: The Apology Strategy

It has become a collective exercise in partisan warfare.

CNN: AllPolitics - Thompson Invites Clinton To Testify

Partisan warfare in the 1990s, including the impeachment proceedings against President Bill Clinton, made many Americans cynical about congressional investigation, as it seemed to be just another tool in the bitter culture of Capitol Hill.

CNN: Commentary: Investigate Wall Street

Much of this had to do with partisan guerrilla warfare.

ECONOMIST: State budgets