Annals of the Crumbling

Jim Cooper, Blue Dog Democrat and institutional memory, and why he thinks Congress is That Way.

“This is not a collegial body anymore,” he said. “It is more like gang behavior. Members walk into the chamber full of hatred. They believe the worst lies about the other side. Two senators stopped by my office just a few hours ago. Why? They had a plot to nail somebody on the other side. That’s what Congress has come to.”