Obama is Giving Us Congressional Dominance

David Brooks:

The great paradox of the age is that Barack Obama, the most riveting of recent presidents, is leading us into an era of Congressional dominance. And Congressional governance is a haven for special interest pleading and venal logrolling.

When the executive branch is dominant you often get coherent proposals that may not pass. When Congress is dominant, as now, you get politically viable mishmashes that don’t necessarily make sense.

While I doubt that this is actually 'The great paradox of the age,' at least David is starting to make some sense.