watching these politicians is like when you 've paid a fortune for great seats to a do or die baseball playoff game - game 7 of the world series , say - and despite all the talk and hyperbole , despite it being a 5-5 tie in the 8th , someone hits a double with nobody out and you look over there , and the man on second base is cracking up about something , he and the second baseman are catching up on old times with one another .