Compromise a lost political art

Legislators at the federal and state levels of government are taking verbal beatings around this country almost like never before. Much of the criticism is well deserved, even they will admit.

Whether the criticism is warranted or not, I have always believed that if everybody could vote for all members of the U.S. Congress or a state legislature all at once, every single one of them would be sent packing.

Of course, that is not how our system works. We vote for members of Congress and state legislatures based on districts where we live. Those of us in Southwest Georgia don