Campaign 2006

What makes a good lawmaker?

The two major parties are both asking voters to give them control of Congress in this year's election. But, on an individual level, what qualities make a good lawmaker?

Guests

• Norman Ornstein: Nationally recognized congressional expert, Minnesota native and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Ornstein is the co-author of "The Broken Branch: How Congress is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track."

More from MPR

• Ornstein's recent appearance at the U of M
  September 12, 2006
• Ornstein on "the broken branch"
  June 12, 2006