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American political discourse can easily descend from snark to sarcasm to out-and-out sniping. But stabbing is thankfully rare. Of course, that wasn't the case not long ago - well, actually, 2,056 years ago Thursday - when Julius Caesar ran afoul of a rascally band of conspiratorial senators. Poor Julie paid the ultimate price, absorbing 23 stab wounds and quickly assuming room temperature. This happened, of course, on the infamous Ides of March, which Shakespeare immortalized in his classic 1599 play "Julius Caesar."
So as we arrive at the Ides of March - in American terms, the 15th - it's a perfect time to reflect on the legacy of those sneaky senators who instigated Caesar's demise. Who are the nastiest modern-day backstabbers? Maybe Robert Irsay? Moving vans whisked...
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