Family politics heat up 'Other Desert Cities'
In the months leading up to the 2012 presidential election, stories abounded about how ties had become severed between husbands and wives, among extended families, and between lifelong friends as a result of virulent disagreements over politics and electoral choices. Of course, a similar scenario continues to play out in Congress on an almost daily basis. But none of this is really new. See the film "Lincoln," think …