"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the team won't be worth a dime."
- George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr. (1895 - 1948)
As I listened to the President give his speech Sunday evening I was thinking, "You know, half the people in the country disagree with what you're saying." When former Presidents Clinton, Bush I, Reagan and Carter spoke, half the people in the country disagreed with them too. And many of these dissenters were actively pursuing ways to undermine and unseat these Chiefs of State just as Bush's detractors are doing.
I wonder how Bobby Cox would fare with the Atlanta Braves if half his players and coaches were constantly attempting to subvert his leadership? Do you think the Braves would be the "winningest" team in baseball?
And how would Bill Gates be doing if half his organization disagreed with the direction he wanted to lead his company and did everything in their power to see that his policies failed? Do you think Microsoft would be one of the world's pre-eminent technology companies?
Observing what is happening in this country is akin to watching a giant tug of war. Each side is heaving mightily on the rope and neither side is budging an inch. All this amazing energy is being expended and the sum total of all the effort seems to be zilch.
I know our founding fathers were very concerned about majorities imposing their will on minorities and they provided for checks and balances to keep that from happening. But I wonder if they envisioned anything like we have today where we have polarized into two huge camps and are absolutely unwilling to negotiate and compromise with each other for the overall good of the country?
If it's not Bush who is the bum, it will be whoever sits in his seat. It won't matter whether he's a Democrat, Republican, or Jesus Christ. Half the country will be against him. You can take that to the bank.
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