Point well taken. But I was pointing to the fact the Democrats were able to control the house, the peoples house for 58 out of 62 years. As for the senate it was 52 out of 62 which ended in 1994. That was probably the end of the old political era. Our modern era of polarization, mega, ultra, high partisanship I believe started with the Hastert rule in the House and spread from there.

So 1999 for me is the dividing line. 1999 the senate leaders were Daschle and Lott who worked together as did Mitchell and Dole prior. Then Reid and McConnell entered the senate as leaders and it was all partisanship from that point on in the senate.

It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.