The Center Does Not Hold, Or Does It?

Here is an interesting perspective on Evan Bayh's retirement announcement, and the circumstances surrounding his reasoning. 

Evan Bayh's farewell by Joe Conason, Salon.com

I found the author's point interesting: while Bayh blamed both Republican and Democrat "extremists" for the gridlock in Washington, almost every policy and bill has been watered down and rewritten to include centrists and whatever Republicans would cross over to vote for it (none have).