No-one wantstogo back to trade unions that are undemocratic or one-sided nuclear disarmament or having great private sector businesses in the public sector.
For now the battle is on for position because in the back of every player's mind is the knowledge very few low ranking teams make any progress through the play-offs and no-one wantstogo home too early.
As for the polarisation of the parties, Mr Norquist argues that there is no compromise to be found between a party that wantstogoone way and another that wantstogo precisely the opposite way.