Does being a Democrat mean worrying about hurting people's feelings?

As Grace Adler said on Will & Grace:

Sometimes I wish I were a Republican. Then I wouldn't have to worry about anyone's feelings.

To the extent that it doesn't matter if simply showing how you care actually makes the problem worse.

(I assume that Grace's line was catering to the Republican members of the audience [according to data compiled by Scarborough Research in 2004, Will & Grace is one of the shows most popular with Republicans].)