by Mark Sumner, Daily Kos
There’s a mythology around politics, one that sees the ballot box and the floor of Congress as a battleground of ideas. In this star-spangled arena, progressives and conservatives square off in the competition to prove the worth of their opposing philosophies and the merit of their plans. Of course it’s not all high-minded rhetoric and reasoned discourse, there are selfish motives and personal ambitions, angry outbursts and [...]
