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Consider the alternatives: Everyone gets sent to bed without supper. The last suddenly become the first. The cameras turn elsewhere. The money stops. The music stops, too, and Chris Matthews, Tim Russert, David Broder, Joe Klein, and a host of others suddenly find themselves without chairs.
Expect a lot more hysteria from Washington as nemesis approaches. Pull the Lazy-Boy closer to the television. Make some popcorn. Bring on the clowns.