Conventions are over

Last night ended the two political conventions. To say I'm glad would be an understatement. I'm not going to get into discussions of which candidate offers the best potential, nor am I going to get into any of the primary issues, nor the challenges we, as a nation, face today. I will say that in my view the political system originally designed to work in our behalf has, over the years, gone off track. In short, regardless who we elect, few important things get done. This unfortunate characteristic of today's politics is present from local to national levels, and usually results in people doing more just to get re-elected, than to make hard choices.