Go West, Young Man!
I'm heading out this afternoon for a national convention being held in Denver through Tuesday of next week. Yes, it's ag-related with some work being done on some fairly big (for ag issues) work being done while the clan is gathered.
Political Science 101 for the uninitiated: Most work is done on issues, i.e., the framing of the problem and potential solutions, long before the public has any idea that something is even in the wind. The stuff you see on TV is literally that, done for TV. This is not to say the "die is cast" or that deals are cut excluding people from the process. Instead, there are and will be policy differences between factions, and people can agree to disagree, but how an issue is defined will provide the path to a solution and eliminate others. "What is the base problem that is trying to be addressed?" The answer to that question is as important, if not more important than the solution to the problem.
Political Science 101 for the uninitiated: Most work is done on issues, i.e., the framing of the problem and potential solutions, long before the public has any idea that something is even in the wind. The stuff you see on TV is literally that, done for TV. This is not to say the "die is cast" or that deals are cut excluding people from the process. Instead, there are and will be policy differences between factions, and people can agree to disagree, but how an issue is defined will provide the path to a solution and eliminate others. "What is the base problem that is trying to be addressed?" The answer to that question is as important, if not more important than the solution to the problem.
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