I recently watched an episode of the television show, “60 Minutes,” which talked about America’s addiction to mobile devices. It spurred some internal thought about my habits and the attention spans of my fellow humans, which seem to be growing shorter. With shorter attention spans and an economy that is more and more based on fulfilling our impulse needs, it seems as if everyone is rushing to be first, even if that means sacrificing quality.
That brings us to Washington, D.C. We are not even close to the midpoint of the Trump administration and the 115th Congress. Many have already judged this session and administration a failure. To me, that seems like an incredible rush to judgment, but much of the blame lies at the feet of the Trump administration (the president stated, “I alone can fix it,” at the GOP Convention), the Republicans who control Capitol Hill and more broadly an electoral and political system that too often rewards those who can state in a 30-second political ad how the world would be better off if we did these things and, "I can get it done." Cut to a shot of an American flag and some children and end scene.