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As pow-wow mentioned (yesterday?), almost nothing of substance is decided in open debate anymore; it's all back room, all the time. The American public has been subjected to media-massaged political sound-and-fury for years now, but all that breathlessly "reported" partisan infighting never results in substantial changes in governance. Because it's fake. It's fake and it stinks of bad acting (our elected officials are not exactly Leonardo DiCaprio).Do you think that Americans would sleep through a "Prime Ministers 15 Minutes" type of weekly debate if we were only allowed the pleasure of watching one? I don't. I think we generally love a good fight. We are never given one, however.
Just wanted to repeat that.
