Senators say gun deal is within reach, but without Biden's wish list

[Jedi Guy]

44. Incremental progress is still progress, and better than nothing, or even regression.

I get the cynicism since I'm normally a cynical bastard myself. I get the weariness of the GOP's constant gamesmanship and outright bullshit. But at this moment in history, the deck is stacked against us despite the fact that we hold the White House and both houses of Congress. That's just where we are right now, and it makes more sense to operate in the paradigm of where we are as opposed to where we'd rather be.

Politics is the art of the possible, and what's possible right now is small, incremental steps that fall far short of the wish list. If those measures prevent even one shooting or save even one life, then they were worthwhile even if they weren't everything we wanted.