“A healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has de...” — Thomas E. Mann Quote

“A healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has deteriorated into bitter partisan warfare.”

“Party and ideology routinely trump institutional interests and responsibilities. Regular order - the set of rules, norms and traditions designed to ensure a fair and transparent process - was the first casualty. The results: No serious deliberation. No meaningful oversight of the executive. A culture of corruption.”

“Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards.”

“I've been in New York my whole life. It's changed so much; it's not the New York that I grew up with. All the landmarks of my childhood are gone. I do kind of feel like a bitter old-timer, like, 'These kids don't know what it was like.'”

“It is bitter to think of one's best years disappearing in this unpolished country.”

“I was inherently slightly more bitter or cynical and that kept me from going to the commercial formulaic crowd. Also, I went to an art college and I did my foundation in art.”