compromise

Senator majority leader Mitch McConnell is the poster boy for what ails Washington politics. He says the political process requires a deep reflection on new legislation and thus moves slowly. He represents the establishment thinking and this leads to things like working for almost 8 years to replace Obamacare and they can’t get it done. This is one of the reasons that the congress has a 10% approval rating. Perhaps it is time for a house cleaning or as Trump says a draining. These people, 80 of whom have been in office for more than 20 years, need to retire, not because of their seniority but because they have become so entrenched in the old ways they can no longer function. This will not happen. They have spent a career leaning how to keep getting elected, aided by gerrymandering and they will not give up their authority without a fight. McConnell and others of his ilk are probably thinking, I have spent the last 32 years learning the system and its intricacies and I am not about to let some amateurish upstart upset my applecart. We professionals all know the Conservatives stand for A, B and C and liberals stand for X, Y and Z and ne’er shall the twain meet. This new kid on the block is trying to mix A with X and we members of the establishment cannot condone such heresy.