Still, there are some reasons to prefer the 19 th century's embrace of partisanship to today's exaltation of the conscience-serving, hyper-responsible individual--or what I once heard called the David Broder/League of Women Voters school of politics.
Today's politics are hyper-responsible and conscience-serving.
Today's political environment favors irresponsibility.
They are reading a book
Two women are standing.
There is a group of people at a conference.
Two people are eating.
The only wood that can be craved is walnut.
An old man enters a flower's shop