My goodness! This is ridiculous. What a sorry state of affairs. — Sapientia
Like making sausage and law, some of these things are just not fit to be seen by the public. — Bitter Crank
There is a long tradition of political debate being closer to a brawl than Oxford-style debate, and it isn't just in the United States (though, in fairness, the US has brawled more than most). — Bitter Crank
In the past the sort of thing that is now on TV for the whole world to watch would have taken place in a private bar room among cigar-smoking political bosses.
Like making sausage and law, some of these things are just not fit to be seen by the public. — Bitter Crank
This period of American history reminds me of the immediate post-Flavian era of Rome.
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