The “status quo” is partly that way because Democrats don’t provide instant gratification. The changes tend to be significant, but slow. In the next ten years, if the plans don’t get demolished, I’m going to be able to take passenger rail to Chicago.

The problem is progress is slow, but destruction is fast. Every few years people get frustrated with how slowly the Dems are building the house of cards and they bring Republicans in to knock it down.

And then people look back over the past decade and wonder why the house of cards is in the same state.