I Like To Dream Of A Bright Sunny Day, How About You?

Here's an idea I just read about by Ross Douthat in the N.Y.Times. Both parties, the Republicans and the Democrats are indulging in a fantasy that they will gain a lasting supremacy over our country and drive all decision making on law for the foreseeable future. Well, we just saw all that unfolding in the debt limit debates. But Douthat points out that  no matter what happens, it's unlikely that either side will prevail for very long and that in the meantime we do need them to govern. Now there's the real problem. I think that things are going to swing back and forth just as always, but the need for sound governance remains no matter what. Right now we see more contentious disagreement in congress then usual. But also right now, because of the difficult economic times we're in, we need more sound governing. The thing is, right now we're seeing less sound governance. When you are fooled into thinking your side will find itself in a permanent position of power, folks seem to start acting like they're already there. That's when they usually make the worst mistakes. It's the mistakes that are the real problem because as soon as the other side gets back in control, they swing too far in the other direction in an attempt to reverse the actions. Right now, we need a congress that will govern sanely. Right now, congress is anything but sane. Right now we have a whole lot of people suffering and a very few living very comfortably. Everything the congress seems to be doing just exacerbates that imbalance. You have to wonder how many members of congress want exactly that scenario. Then you have to wonder just how many people want those congressmen to continue to represent them. Then you have to hope for a quick election that will return our congress to sanity. Boy are we dreamers.