“Two Gentlemen from Louisiana,” an exhibit of the papers of former Sens. J. Bennett Johnston and John Breaux, opened with a chat between the two on the bygone practice of civility in political life, writes LaPolitics columnist John Maginnis. Their focus was on the increased rancor and lack of bipartisan camaraderie in Congress, but nastiness has infected our election campaigns for decades. In races lacking a partisan divide, personal attacks will do. The lost civility is most disturbing in contests for that office defined by dignity and decorum, the state Supreme Court. Judging by TV commercials and mailers, the ongoing election in northeast Louisiana comes down to which candidate is more unfit to sit on the state’s high court. To read the full column, click here.
Viewpoint: Court election is no place for gentlemen
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