When it comes to partitioning, Berlin and Bosnia had nothing on Washington. In Boston, they say the Lodges talk only to the Cabots, and the Cabots talk only to God. In Washington, everybody talks past everybody. And we all think we speak for God. The Republicans live in McLean, Virginia.
Moderates are all over the map.
But most people really live at the office. In ancient Troy, they said beware of Greeks bearing gifts. In modern Washington, we say, beware of geeks bearing gifts. They're easy to pick out. They're the ones dressed in really nice suits and Italian shoes.