Sumo wrestling is a courteous sport between two men. They can slap with open hands push each other, try to throw their opponent out of the ring, or touch the surface with any part of the body except the sole of the foot. Before and after they observe the proper etiquette. The winner usually offers the loser a hand up and after returning to their location in the ring, they bow to each other in respect. Tournaments are for fifteen days where every fighter will fight each of the other fighters. All of the fighters are split into two dressing rooms each day so they are not in the same room with that day’s opponent. The next day they may be sitting next to their former opponent or the next day’s opponent without any conflict.

This is basically how the Senators and Representatives used to act before the crazy right wingers lost all propriety in their contact with the Democrats and Moderates in their own party. This behavior started about twenty years ago when the radicals were elected with a burn-it-down philosophy and reducing the five day work week to four so they could campaign at home. Before they dined together, played together, and vacationed with families together. Like the wrestlers, they would argue tooth and nail on the floor for their point and then compromise for a common law. Not everybody got what they wanted but legislation was done for the good of the majority of Americans and not the radical few of either party.

Now, politics is a blood sport catering to the radical wings of both parties without regard to the majority of Americans. Being nice to a member of the other party is political death. Governor Chris Christie might have been the GOP nominee in 2016 if not for hugging Obama.