Political Parties

Sometimes it is easy to become disillusioned with political parties.  At least at present, they are very polarized.  It seems there is little push for compromise.  Often it seems that politicians are more concerned about winning and beating the other guys than about doing a good job of running the country, state, or whatever body they are elected to.  But this speech given by BYU political science professor David Magleby a few weeks ago talks about why parties are important in American politics.  Though I still get frustrated with the actions of some politicians, it is important to remember that we have a system that works.