this game is known for its trash talk but it is bringing a spirit of civility to washington, d.c. the women on this field say that the strong personal ties that they have built over time by playing this game have built ties that are translating into politics as well. they say they are easing antagonism on the hill, that they are easing gridlock, and that they are even shaking up the old boy s club of both press and politics in washington. so these women are really working together. if you look at the men s game, the men s game pits republicans versus democrats. it s almost all men and it s along party lines but the women s game was always built to be bipartisan. it was created by debbie wasserman schultz, the democrat from florida and joanne emerson, her republican counterpart from missouri five years ago to bring women together. and these women spend a lot of time together. they get up every morning, they start practice two to three times a week at 6:30 to 7:30 in