Immigration Rally  What is the purpose of government again? To
provide the public with news and entertainment by way of
dysfunction and unproductive bickering? Lately it’s like a bad
sitcom about feuding in-laws—except this is real-life and the
stakes are high.  Government should be a means by which people
come together to solve common problems and seek the common good.
Now, that suggestion seems like a novel idea, but a quick read
through a daily newspaper is enough to shatter one’s confidence
in American politics. In a recent edition of Politico, two front
page stories did just that.  The first headline reads, “Tax
Increases Divide House Democrats.” Initially hopeful, the
article reports that some Democrats are now “open” to Republican
demands that tax reform not include tax increases. Gasp—the
possibility for compromise! But no: Later in the article, Rep.
Sander Levin, the top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee,
is quoted as saying he doesn’t think “anybody is wavering.”
Confirming that outlook, Repu