An Addition to My Last Post

As an addendum to my last post, I just want to be clear: the point of what I wrote is to really try to break through and answer the question that people always ask - why don't people vote, why are Americans so cynical about the political process? On the filibuster, it isn't Democrats fault at all - they have to fight this, because it has been imposed on them. But just as important - they have to continue trying to get above all this as best they can.

The other point is that the media HAS to stop this and get a grip. They, the lobbyists, the pundits, the Grover Norquists, etc. are the ones that I refer to as the insulated cocktail party circuit - the people who spend all day only talking to one another, never having to go out to talk to real people. If there is any question about why TV news ratings continue to plummet, it is because the media is totally divorced from reality.