Sunday, January 11, 2004
CHECKS AND BALANCES/ REALITY VS. CYNICISM
There once was a story of three men. One was the President, one was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and the final one was the Speaker of the House. According to U.S. law, they are all equal in power, according to the "checks and balances" system. The problem was, they were thrown into these positions. Although they did agree to serve, their terms became indefinite and their workload became insurmountable when they became the only three to run the country. There was no help from anybody else. Without these three, the country surely would have crumbled to the ground. Now that was pressure! So, what else could they do? They ran the country as best they could. It wasn't perfect, but they did it. And the country survived.
Now, years later, one has gone on to a different kind of political forum. The other has gone on to politics in another country. But the third is still amongst them ... not really a government official any longer, but still within the mix. It is this man who can no longer differentiate between what is real and what is his own cynicism as a result of the circumstances he endured.
All he knows is the winds of change may be blowing. And he is getting pushed. But to where? Hopefully to a place where cynicism goes to die.
There once was a story of three men. One was the President, one was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and the final one was the Speaker of the House. According to U.S. law, they are all equal in power, according to the "checks and balances" system. The problem was, they were thrown into these positions. Although they did agree to serve, their terms became indefinite and their workload became insurmountable when they became the only three to run the country. There was no help from anybody else. Without these three, the country surely would have crumbled to the ground. Now that was pressure! So, what else could they do? They ran the country as best they could. It wasn't perfect, but they did it. And the country survived.
Now, years later, one has gone on to a different kind of political forum. The other has gone on to politics in another country. But the third is still amongst them ... not really a government official any longer, but still within the mix. It is this man who can no longer differentiate between what is real and what is his own cynicism as a result of the circumstances he endured.
All he knows is the winds of change may be blowing. And he is getting pushed. But to where? Hopefully to a place where cynicism goes to die.
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