After that it would help if Congress and the various parliaments would grow
up as well. I've never seen such silly gamesmanship as the English and
Canadian soap operas that they call governmental debate.
To which I say a loud "Amen!"
So Ed, I certainly would never mistake you for an unreasonable fellow, like
myself, who couldn't work within the government, again like myself, although I
mistrust your mistrust of creative action. Like Poe's Tar and
Feathere I think there is a need for regularly turning everything upside down
just to gain a little objectivity. We call it contrary
action. To clean house while maintaining balance and
stability for the young and the very old. Everyone else is another
matter entirely.
When I started working for the government as
a fresh college graduate a very long time ago now, I had several job offers
from the private sector. I chose government out of misplaced idealism
and the misconception (perhaps) that this is where the most important social
decisions were being made. As a public servant, I moved around a lot,
always looking for a place in which I could do some good. This got me
something of a reputation as a malcontent and non-player, perhaps
demonstrating that I too was not really suitable for working within
government. However, when I look back at it now, I must admit I had a
very interesting and rewarding career, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I also worked for a large
corporation for a couple of years, and felt that that environment was
more inhibiting and restricting than most of the things I did with
government.
I have no objection to cleaning house, but
I'd suggest that one has have one hell of good idea of what the objectives
of doing so are, and that one can indeed maintain balance and stability,
before one does it.
