I’m sad that the U.S. Senate rejected the very limited expansion to background checks for gun purchases in the Manchin-Toomey Amendment. Mark Barden, father to one of the Newtown victims, spoke eloquently, as always. President Obama spoke with passion and resolve and offered one of the most insightful analyses by a president of why our political process often fails to reflect the will of the majority, capturing many of the insights of Robert Dahl, Yale University’s outstanding scholar on the American political process. This country needs more “profiles in courage” among its so-called leaders, who don’t lead at all, and fewer politicians scared of losing elections. The American style of muddling through isn’t working any longer and we risk becoming a 2nd rate power as well as a society with ever expanding inequalities in income and wealth. Listen and watch the attached video.
