Because every time someone gets around to focusing on anything, there's a loud chorus of people who thinks the focus should be elsewhere. The fact of democratic

Because every time someone gets around to focusing on anything, there's a loud chorus of people who thinks the focus should be elsewhere. The fact of democratic policy making is that it's hugely inefficient, and is rarely able to focus on anything at all, so the only way forward if you want to get anything done is to ride the wave of opportunity when it presents itself.