Double Gulp No More

[MMDad]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

Lost me there. If the kids are actually picking up rocks something productive is actually being done.

The goal is to get the lawn mowed. Picking up rocks is necessary up to a point, but it is also something that is endless. You can spend weeks just searching between every blade of grass for a rock, but the lawn never gets mowed.

Is it a government function to promote the general welfare? Yes. The problem lies in the way they get lost in the minutiae and lose sight of the actual governing part they were elected to do.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by MMDad

The goal is to get the lawn mowed. Picking up rocks is necessary up to a point, but it is also something that is endless. You can spend weeks just searching between every blade of grass for a rock, but the lawn never gets mowed.

Is it a government function to promote the general welfare? Yes. The problem lies in the way they get lost in the minutiae and lose sight of the actual governing part they were elected to do.

I see your point but, just disagree with the effectiveness of the analogy. If only congress would pick rocks for years and years that would keep them from so much other mischief. And I think the goal is to get 'lost; in the minutiae. How else to explain the high rate of re-election? Congress consistently gets the lowest approval ratings yet has very high ones when it matters; in the booth.