Something Else is going on ... or not

All the revelations about the Trump family and cast of characters last week are cause for great concern, if unsurprising. We are beginning to get clarity on the role of money, the Russian connections and the threat of unconstitutional behavior by the president. But there is something more important, in spite of the lack of attention by the media. Our government is not functioning well. Little is being accomplished by the Congress. Trump's administrative team devotes its energy to blustering, lies, obfuscation. Our elected representatives spend more time posturing than actually guiding our ship of state. Shameful. So, instead of the constant chatter and speculation on what is behind the redacted Mueller documents - surely important but at this point opaque - we should be discussing the impact of our slow crawl government. Policy matters are bandied about like political footballs rather than serious discussion. Isn't it obvious that other nations, especially those that want to harm us, notice our gaggling and distraction?? That makes us vulnerable, and we are already wounded by the apparent invitation to Vladimir Putin by conspirators to disrupt our fundamentals. The higher channels have their moments of insight and analysis, yes. But there is too much gossip over matters that are yet to be revealed. Let's focus on getting our governing class to "straighten up and fly right".