Politics are politics?

Reading a local newspaper in Nepal this morning, I was struck by how much this commentary of politics in Nepal describes what I see in our political body in the States (although, I think our problem is much worse). Anyway, it is an interesting read: Saving political oxygen for change.

As context, Nepal is in the process of huge political change. In May 2008, Nepal changed from a monarchy to a republic. They are currently writing a new constitution, which is supposed to be ready for referendum the end of April.  New parties are becoming significant players, particularly Maoist groups.  That should be enough to help with some of the references in the article.