But aren’t all politics local? Actually, I don’t think all politics are local. But I do think all local politics are local. I don’t know squat about the cement factories south of Dallas. But, is it really so absurd to imagine that if there was a Democrat running whatever committee Joe Barton runs or holding whatever seat he holds that maybe those cement factories would still be there? Maybe those cement factories have been there a long time? Even when Democrats controlled the state or that seat? I’m just at a loss as to how this so obviously translates into a national “good” Republican versus “bad” Republican issue, let alone a sweeping insight into national governing ideologies. Aren’t there smokestacks in some Democratic districts too?

Maybe it’s because I’m in the Beltway bubble. Actually, my bubble is much smaller and in fact resides within the Beltway bubble. It’s kind of cool-looking.