Whether you lean to the
left or lean to the right, you constantly hear testimony from either direction
of the desire to “get to the bottom of this.”
Leaving aside what the “this” actually means, or to paraphrase Bill
Clinton, what “this” “is,” we note that both sides are sincere in their desire
to plumb the dishonest and embarrassing depths reached by their opponents.
Now, if both sides are successful, it may
well turn out that the vaunted swamp in Washington DC may be revealed as a pit, and a deep one at that.
So what’s your
preference and what’s easier, draining the swamp or filling in the pit? My guess is both tasks are nearly
impossible. Making light of this matter,
or is it an indictment, does not diminish its gravity, seemingly understood
only through two simple metaphors, swamp vs. pit.
When every side want to
get to the bottom of this or that, it signals a deep dissatisfaction, not to
mention a wide division. These are
troubled times.
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