Here we are, about 18 months away from "the most important election in the history of the republic" - aren't they all - and, as Jackie Gleason said in his long ago TV series, "Away We Go"!
But a way is hard to find.
Senator Mitch McConnell, the republican from Kentucky, as a story in Politico says is:
"faced with his own reelection and defending a tough GOP map in 2020, has no incentive to work with House Democrats on their domestic agenda.
A Senate blockade will deny Democrats tangible winds to tout on the campaign trail, while keeping vulnerable Senate GOP incumbents from having to take difficult votes. Republicans are also intent on shielding President Donald Trump from potentially awkward veto fights on legislation that polls well."
To which I say, a fine kettle of fish.
Who's looking out for the country, when the elected politicians are, first and foremost, looking out for themselves?
The cynic in me says votes are taken, for the most part, based on what our elected folks think is best (better) for their own political future - and the folks back home, be damned.
What's happened to the people's representatives in government? Does it still exist - or is that a bit of fiction that I read about in school?
Hey, folks - we're out here - think of what's good for the country - not your political future.
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