Political game has shifted from patience to pettiness

By David Shapiro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 19, 2012

~~<p>I've spent the past week taking a break from politics to revisit Ken Burns' 1994 documentary "Baseball," which in 11 parts meticulously traces the history of our national pastime from the 1840s to modern times.</p>
<p>Wouldn't you know, it immediately brought me back to politics, via a quote from political columnist and baseball nut George Will on why the sport had such a hold on the American psyche.</p>
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I've spent the past week taking a break from politics to revisit Ken Burns' 1994 documentary "Baseball," which in 11 parts meticulously traces the history of our national pastime from the 1840s to modern times.

Wouldn't you know, it immediately brought me back to politics, via a quote from political columnist and baseball nut George Will on why the sport had such a hold on the American psyche. Login for more...