“In 1960, just 5 percent of Republicans and 4 percent of Democrats said they would be unhappy if a son or daughter married someone from the other party.” In other words, the rage between parties is not the same as is ever was. From NYT Upshot: How We Became Bitter Political Enemies.

+ How bad has it gotten? Even Ted Nugent says he’s gonna tone things down. (In that case, I’ll put Cat Scratch Fever back into my playlist rotation…)