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The Curse of Amateurism

The professional lawyer, political operative, or historian has enough experience and perspective not to fret too much. Each knows that the Republic has been resilient to gross incompetence and out-of-control executives before, and that eventually, this, too, shall pass, so there is no point in getting too worked up over the day-to-day stories in the news.

Those who have the good sense to simply not care about politics recognize that what a bunch of (largely) old white men in Washington do has little direct impact on their day-to-day lives, and that there's no sense in letting the news dictate how you feel when you wake up in the morning.

The overly informed amateur (or, less politely, "C-Span junkie") is doomed to know too many of the details without being able to forsee the likely outcome. It isn't a pleasant feeling. Has anyone come up with any good coping techniques? Fishing? Zen meditation? Over-the-counter sedatives? I'll try anything.

Drinking Liberally, which is sounding more and more like a good idea, this Thursday Tuesday and every Thursday Tuesday, at the Montlake Ale House.

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Last updated by Nicholas Beaudrot on 07:47 20 December 2005