Sorry...I wasn't using the dictionary, I was using the term as it's used in Washington politics. Why the hell politicians use the term "partisan" as an insult is a mystery to me anyway. Of COURSE politicians are there to advance the agenda, policies and philosophies of their own party. Why else would you vote for them?

When Republicans promote policies that would make government more in alignment with Republican philosophies, that's called "partisan." Aren't Democrats "partisan" for promoting their policies? Apparently not.

The term is being used solely to create a vague impression in the listener that somehow Democrats are moderate statesmen, with only the best interests of the country in mind, and no venal concerns about winning elections and kicking the opposition out of Washington.