The Occasional Observer

Every once in a blue, even a liberal rag like the Washington Compost has an article that's insightful, funny, and well written.

Today is not one of those days.

However, David Ignatius did manage a first paragraph that was both insightful and funny:

In ancient Roman drama, when the plot got too convoluted to be resolved by mere humans, one of the gods would be hoisted over the stage to dispense wisdom and avert tragedy. The practice was known by a Latin term, deus ex machina, or "god from a machine.'' In our times, it is called the "Baker-Hamilton commission.''