Betting on the Come

If one applies logic to problem solving, a basic principle might be that you should have a reasonable idea what the results of your action will be. You should clearly define what your problem is, then develop a solution and finally be able to explain how your solution is going to mitigate the problem.

That would be logical, but that wouldn't be legislative in America. Today we propagandize a problem through appeals to mass emotions and fueling class envy. We create a scapegoat like Big Oil or Wall Street or "special" interest groups. Then we propose a draconian solution and finally we carve out exemptions for all of our campaign supporters. We wrap it all in contorted language that effectively masks the reality that it is another step on the road to totalitarianism.

Dodd Confesses Incompetence Proudly

Here comes another 2000 page bill that no one has read. But, can he really have said this:

"No one will know until this is actually in place how it works. But we believe we've done something that has been needed for a long time. It took a crisis to bring us to the point where we could actually get this job done."

That is positive evidence of irresponsibility. But it tracks quite consistently with the Speaker of the House famous admission on the healthcare bill: