Just to be clear, I absolutely agree with you. But what's best for the nation is severely circumscribed by what's politically possible. As Lord Acton put it, "E

Just to be clear, I absolutely agree with you. But what's best for the nation is severely circumscribed by what's politically possible. As Lord Acton put it, "Everybody likes to get as much power as circumstances allow, and nobody will vote for a self-denying ordinance."