Is Useful Political Discourse Dead in America?

I have a new article in the Journal of the American Bull Moose.  Please check it out, leave comments, etc., over there:  http://americanbullmoose.com/content/?p=439

Brief summary:  political debate in America gave way to partisan debate, which gave way to partisan rhetoric, which has now reached its cancerous end-stage, which could be described as opposing obfuscative misinformation campaigns designed for the dual purpose of swelling the ranks of political cults and making money.