American politics used to be an amateur Posted on October 14, 2012October 14, 2007 by admin “American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free.” — Bob Schieffer Author: Bob Schieffer Category: politics Tags: politics, Bob Schieffer Spread the love Related posts: Real politics are the possession and distribution King Louis Philippe once said to me The first requirement of politics is not Politics, as the word is commonly understood,