Less Than Meets the Eye

The current state of politics, and the partisan squabbling in Washington, puts me in mind of a parable. Seems that back in the old west there was an outlaw feared by all, known far and wide as the most vicious and elusive bandit ever. The bravest, toughest sheriff in the region set out to track him down, but such was the reputation of the outlaw the sheriff was unable to put together a posse, so he was left no choice but to go it alone. After several weeks he found the bad guy hiding in the hills and closed in on him. A terrible gun battle ensued, and the sheriff managed to capture the man. He took his gun from him, tied him up, and they started back to civilization. On the way they were suddenly surrounded by angry indian warriors on horseback, whooping and hollering. The sheriff untied the bandit, handed him back his gun, and said, "if we're going to get out of here alive we're going to have to work together." "Screw you, Sheriff," the man replied, "you got us into this mess, you're going to have to get us out of it." And so they both died.