Politics that works?

President Obama's favorite conservative talks about British politics today:

"If the quintessential American pol is standing in his sandbox screaming affirmations to http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifmembers of his own tribe, the quintessential British pol is standing across a table arguing face to face with his opponents.

British leaders and pundits know their counterparts better. They are less likely to get away with distortions and factual howlers. They are less likely to believe the other party is homogenously evil. They are more likely to learn from a wide range of people. When they do hate, their hatreds are more likely to be personal and less likely to take on the tenor of a holy war."

Hmm, maybe they're on to something over there. They certainly are entertaining. That's why Robin Williams once described them as "Congress with a two-drink minimum."