While all this may be true, those who are newly awakening to America's new ethos of civic involvement may be astonished at the sordid mess politics has devolved into.
At the state level in Virginia, Democrats trumpet landmark advances in fiscal responsibility and excellent governance, while Republicans have nothing but obstruction to report. Thus, Virginia Republicans
At the national level, Republicans find themselves out of the mainstream on every issue, with every promise broken. Their only agenda a concerted campaign of obstruction leveled against the Democratic majority.