Congress Makes A Bold Move (Or Doesn't)

danps — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:12:30 -0600

Congress can be a frustratingly opaque body, and trying to figure out causes and effects can be largely futile. Analyzing a simple proposition like "Congress has failed to adequately check executive power expansion since 2001" quickly becomes incredibly complex (rest in peace Edward Lorenz). Also, much of its work is done behind closed doors, which is probably for the best. If politicians were constantly on display before the public we would reach toxic levels of grandstanding almost immediately and government would grind to a halt (though in light of our recent experience that might be a benefit). The unknowable line between discretion and deception seems to get crossed fairly regularly, though, and those who come out ahead from working in the shadows are eager to blur it as much as possible. One of the great journalistic self-indictments of our times - right up there with "I have neither the time nor legal background to figure out who's right" - is this:

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Congress Makes A Bold Move (Or Doesn't)