Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin left her audience at the National Tea Party convention with a memorable piece of advice: Remain leaderless.
Quite an interesting punch line when the recent actions by the leadership of both major political parties have left little doubt as to the consequences of her platitude.
One of the more defining events in Washington in the past 12 months may have been the sudden snowfall last week that blanketed the nation’s capital with two feet of snow. Even more came later.
The bureaucrats went home. The politicians stayed home.
The country was safe as the storm created an extended period of time to temporarily close the partisan divide that has left the health of the U.S. economy and other issues in limbo. But it took an act of God to call a timeout to the stalemate.