Ungovernable

There's a debate going on in the punditsphere about whether America is ungovernable. We can't seem to get anything done. On one side people argue that the failure of health care legislation and cap and trade prove that America is ungovernable. On the other side are those who argue that those are unpopular and America is as governable and ungovernable as ever.

I think it's the wrong debate. Thomas Friedman in the New York Times unintentionally illustrates why:

A small news item from Tracy...