Well, for a lot of people, politics is exactly that, a racket. I am actually sorry to see Russ Feingold go. I may not agree with him, but I always liked him, and I thought he was a straight shooter. I imagine that is a reason peter King has stayed on, even as Long Island has shifted so much, though it looks like the NY legislature will have a major sea change as Crazy Tony defeated Frank Padavan, though no telling how the rest of the Senate did. Maybe Frank will start attending Legion meetings at my post now.

On a perverse note, passing progressive legislation that really works may be a political death knell as people will be happy with the progress, but if it is ironclad and GOP proof, then they won't need those progressives anymore.