The Trouble with a Circus.

       Ya know, there are quite a few people out there who are tickled pink that our government is in gridlock. We're nearly shut down, in fact right now the United States Circus is closed for business because it's the August Recess for the Senate and the House of Representatives. But it's not that much more open when they're in session.
       You hear people complain because Circus hasn't been able to address the crisis on the Mexican border with illegal aliens, or the whole immigration process which people feel is a near catastrophe. The House won't consider anything the Senate approves and the Senate won't approve anything the House approves. Now don't you think that sounds exactly like a couple of spoiled brats? Yes, the United States Circus is exactly like a circus, except it only has two rings. Well actually, it has three if you count the president. He should be the ringmaster, but he doesn't seem to want the job.
       So you have the POTUS and the COTUS unable to agree and the SCOTUS seems to want to take over forging new law. The reason some folks are happy over the gridlock is that they really want the whole government to shut down completely. Well, except for the parts that help them. These folks have a problem however, in that they don't really know what parts help them. Like screaming they  want the government to stay out of their Social Security and Medicare. These good folks don't seem to realize the Government has always been in charge of both. I suppose if they knew that they'd demand either government get out or stay in, and that's final.
       Meanwhile other folks only want the government to fail so their particular brand of politics can take charge. These folks don't want to agree with anything the other side suggests, even if they thought of it first. And they'll do whatever it takes to make sure the  other side has no successful actions to point to. Meanwhile, you and I have to sit here and wonder if they've all lost their minds.