<p>What a sitting senator does is vastly different from what a government professor does. You might learn something, but you would not achieve a vast knowledge of the principles of American government since the founding fathers, the legislative debates which occurred throughout that period, the ins and outs of campaign finance, the changing role of outside interests in the legislative process, etc. Instead, you’d get to hear about the bill that was voted on last week. You would essentially be learning current events, which would quickly be out of date and stale, and in a few years your degree would be meaningless. When you suggest that what a practitioner does is the same as what an analyst does, you just make yourselves look silly.</p>