Breakdown in Relations in the Senate Hobbles Its Ability to Get Things Done

"The last vestiges of courtesy seem to be going out the window," said Senator Trent Lott, the Mississippi Republican who has served as majority and minority leader. "Every time I think the Senate -- Republican or Democrat -- has gone to a point where you can't go any lower, we go lower."

It is hardly startling that members of the two parties do not see eye to eye. And the spirit of bipartisanship in the Senate always rises and falls depending on ... Full Story »

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James Igoe
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by James Igoe - Oct. 1, 2008

The story is told from the Republican point of view. When Republican were in power, courtesy to Democrats likely went out the door, and now that the situation is reversed, prominent Republicans are complaining about the turnabout. The article is thoroughly lopsided.

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