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Sitting at a red light while driving to work recently, I noticed a bumper sticker on the back of the Chevy Suburban stopped in front of me.  Featuring a photo of President Obama, it said “Does this A** Make My Car Look Fat?” For me this sticker perfectly encapsulates the state of political discourse in America, circa 2014: partisan, petty, confrontational—need I continue?  I don’t want to stir the political pot in a business-related blog, but it does makes....