Julian Zelizer : Politicians of both parties pledged to work together after 9/11 . But the Bush administration has been particularly aggressive in its use of executive power, and it is now using that authority to detain people without charge or trial for years at a time. Zelizer says Democrats , GOP clashed over status of TSA workers . He says partisan forces too powerful for most politicians to overcome .
Julian Zelizer : Politicians of both parties pledged to work together after 9/11 . He says that bipartisan spirit after attacks evaporated quickly . Zelizer says Democrats , GOP clashed over status of TSA workers . He says partisan forces too powerful for most politicians to overcome .