<i>It&#x27;s obvious if you pay any attention that approximately nobody is examining facts and then reaching conclusions. They all reached their conclusions long ago, and now they use facts to justify those conclusions when suitable.</i><p>That&#x27;s all you need to say about Washington.  Fix that and most&#x2F;all of the other problems would evaporate.<p>Reminds me of reading about the drug decriminalization in Portugal.  I was astounded that a bi-partisan committee just decided to look at the facts instead of doing the usual thing.    Portugal seems lightyears ahead of the US, in this regard.