   There goes the neighbourhood  Our new Lexington worries about
the consequences of uncivil politics in a civil country  See
article  Readers' comments     Best comment on American Politics
& Society I have heard in a long time. Great article Lexington
I'm glad Lexington felt welcome in the US but I think he should
take a moment to savor that plate of cookies he got from his new
neighbor and rethink his interpretation of the tone of political
discourse in the US. Politics in America has always been
uncivil. In my own lifetime, discourse about Nixon, Carter,
Reagan, the Bushes, Clinton has been pretty much the same as it
was in the present day or in Lincoln's day for that matter. Its
part of the competitive, winner-take-all nature of the American
spirit. It's why we prefer a more explosive version of football
and why the replacement refs in the NFL were such a failure (the
players sought maximum advantage). But I digress. Sharp
political discourse won't make for uncivil Americans. Politics
is sport in Ameri