valuing each other s dignity. you know, jon meacham, it wasn t so long ago that john mccain, a passionate partisan but also a passionate states man, could enjoin a battle against democrat bob carry, another vietnam war hero, and then go out to dinner as good friends. wasn t so long ago that ted kennedy and/or ren hatch could fight like hell and then, you know, after the end of the workday become very close friends and spend time together. of course, the tip o neill/ronald regan stories are ledgendar legendary. they fought hard until 6 p.m. and after 6 p.m. they were friends. that wasn t so long ago but we seem so far away from those moments. it is ever harder, and we need to be careful not to