Looking Ahead
Not Playing Chicken
The past month we have watched our elected leadership playing chicken - a staring contest that isn’t about what is best but about calling each other’s bluff - because if one side can make the other blink then they can claim they win, even if little is actually accomplished. What did I watch Sunday morning? Politicians on both sides of the aisle claiming victory because the shutdown crisis they manufactured was averted. They all live to play another day.
This is not an isolated example. Playing chicken is occurring across our public life....Football players versus Owners....Wall Street versus Regulators....Unions versus Governors....Barry Bonds versus Congress....Charlie Sheen versus CBS.
