Two Party System Explained AdaptiveCurmudgeon 13 years ago From Irons In The Fire: “It’s simple,” explained the Senate staff veteran. “We have two parties in America—the stupid party and the evil party. Since I’m a Republican, I’m in the stupid party, and we stupidly battle against the evil of the evil party.” “But sometimes the two parties get together and do something really stupid and evil. We call that ‘bipartisanship.’”