What Obama would say at the State of the Union if he were being brutally honest

[kpete]

What Obama would say at the State of the Union if he were being brutally honest
Updated by Ezra Klein on January 20, 2015, 8:40 a.m. ET @ezraklein


There's a lot we can do. The really bad news is we're not going to do any of it.

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...........The political system isn't built like a family. It's not designed like a business. It's much more like a football game.

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You want to know the truth? Government, or at least the political system, is like a football game. You ever think about why football games are they way they are? You have all these guys hitting each other so hard they cause each other permanent brain damage. So why do they do it? Why do kids who aren't getting paid a cent do it?

It's not because they hate each other. They're hitting their friends. In practice, they're hitting their teammates. They're hurting people they love.

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And here's the thing. We can't change the game. Politics has no place for conscientious objectors, either. Only you can change the game. Only you can change the rules. But right now, you're just punishing the players. In 2008, you elected me and my party. But Washington still didn't work. So in 2010, you elected the Republicans. And then Washington worked even worse. So in 2012, you gave us Democrats another try. We disappointed you again. In the most recent election, you turned back towards the Republicans. And they're going to disappoint you again. Because you can't change the game by changing the players. You can only change the game by changing the rules.

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the rest:
http://www.vox.com/2015/1/20/7852905/obama-state-of-the-union

[Gman]

1. Great analogy.

Going in my back pocket for when I need it.

[YvonneCa]

2. This is excellent! Thank you...

...kpete, for posting it.