Christmas In Washington.

       Hey, MERRY CHRISTMAS! Well? Did ya get that Christmas present you were hoping for from Washington? You didn't? My gosh, I'm surprised to hear that. You mean to tell me that you didn't get the cliff prevention bill you felt sure would be in your stocking this morning?
       I'd suggest you contact the delivery personnel responsible for getting that bill to you. I'd suggest that, but unfortunately they've gone on vacation. Yes, that's right, President Obama to Hawaii, and Speaker Boehner is back home in Indiana. And I don't think they have the phones turned on at either location.
       What's that, you think they're on the phone talking to each other about what to do and how to do it? I hear the golf courses in Hawaii are quite nice, and, oh, it's so nice to be back home where can kick back and pop a cold one open, take your shoes off and doze off with the newspaper covering your stomach.
       Well surely they have someone assigned to wrap that present for you, right? How can I put this so that you won't lose your belief in Santa? GROW UP! It ain't happening. There aren't any people in Washington capable of figuring out how to pass a law that will be fair to everyone. Not even fair to most of us. Well okay, maybe there is someone, maybe several, but the problem is they're more interested in making their team look good and the other team look bad. Nobody is actually interested in scoring the winning goal.
       See the parties run the country. But they can only run it if they make the other one look like losers. Scoring the winning goal is not really important any more. If you'r party is in the minority, then just keep on passing bills with no hope of becoming laws. If you're in the majority, just keep trying to pass bills that will humble the other side. But whatever you do, keep those blinders on. That way you can't see the harm you're doing.