text:  We could talk about the blood sport of politics, and a lot of folks love watching the blood sport of politics. I used to like watching the blood sport of politics. I don't anymore. And it's not because I've got some antipathy for it, but to me, what's more important is what happens after. Why elections are important is because of what these elected officials do, the power that they have. And what Mike is talking about is this issue of the things that they do that are durable in nature.