Gentlemen, what the president is articulating is that what we face here is a microsmic exemplar of the infamous Democratic Triple Bind faced by visionarians from FDR and JFK on down. The American electorate, as is its every right, on one hand demands the sort of millennial statesmanship and vision—decisive action, tough choices, lots of programs and services—see for instance the Territorial Reconfiguration for example—that will lead a renewed community into a whole new era of interdependent choice and freedom.
