I think the authors statement: "We want the most bang for the buck." sums up the jest of the material. The reader is also trying to get us to think smaller - this carrying the idea of multiple smaller acts as supposed to larger acts.
The author makes the point "Thinking small is a hard sell, especially after we were exhorted to dream of big things of lasting significance." I suppose I agree with this statement on some level...obviously dramatic change will need to take place to get things back on track.
The article appeared on CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS and was written by Madison Powers. Madison Powers is Senior Research Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. His column appears weekly in CQ Politics. Beginning next week, his column will appear on Fridays.
