Divided government and ch-ch-ch-changes

Courtesy Donklephant  Wed, 01/23/2008 - 1:23am

Jason Smothers wrote a great column in The Badger Herald exploring the themes of divided government and change.

Coincidently, the title of the piece is the same as my blog Divided we stand, united we fall?

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“… despite its name, divided government is the only path for meaningful progress, especially given how “change” has ravaged this country at times.

In the last 50 years, divided government has been relatively common. During the...



 

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