In Washington, Everyone Seems Mad at Teammates

By JOHN HARWOOD
NYT

Every poll shows it: Americans are hopping mad at Washington.

Well, Washington’s mad, too.

And not just mad in the familiar, tribal, partisan sense, the way historic rivals like the Yankees and the Red Sox seethe at each other when they compete in autumn for the American League pennant. Though there is plenty of that, as tantrums on the Senate floor last week made clear.

Among Democratic and Republicans alike, there is also the sort of locker-room backbiting that occurs when Yankee and Red Sox seasons end in ignominy (which just happened).

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