As I read your comments, Arthur, I recalled another tradition from that generation now absent, bi-partisanship, its most important meaning. That is, the bargaining across party lines and the celebration of success for an idea (policy position) deriving from the debate by the opposing member. But, perhaps I'm mistaking bi-partisanship wit…
As I read your comments, Arthur, I recalled another tradition from that generation now absent, bi-partisanship, its most important meaning. That is, the bargaining across party lines and the celebration of success for an idea (policy position) deriving from the debate by the opposing member. But, perhaps I'm mistaking bi-partisanship with loss of comity. McCarthy/McConnell et al. lack the capacity to get behind the good and simply must continue to rant after a worthy decision is reached.
As I read your comments, Arthur, I recalled another tradition from that generation now absent, bi-partisanship, its most important meaning. That is, the bargaining across party lines and the celebration of success for an idea (policy position) deriving from the debate by the opposing member. But, perhaps I'm mistaking bi-partisanship with loss of comity. McCarthy/McConnell et al. lack the capacity to get behind the good and simply must continue to rant after a worthy decision is reached.