Mike Simpson actually said...

My favorite reference is to Walt Whitman, who once defined America as an athletic democracy.

Is America less civil than it was a hundred years ago?

The reason I ask the question is we hear all the time that Congress, since we are in Congress, is more uncivil than it has ever been.

Your service in the House is noteworthy for many legislative achievements, but to me your enduring legacy remains your unfailing sense of hu...