A minor point at the moment, but for a culture that festishizes the concept (if not reality) of COMPETITION, "we" have a weird desire to remove it from politics. The parties should be checks on each other and they shouldn't, for the most part, be good buddies. That doesn't mean people should be complete assholes to the other team, but maybe there shouldn't be anybody on it whose trip to jail, if warranted, would make you feel all that sad.
