As long as the clock is ticking, the pendulum swings from one extreme to the other. Politics are no exception. Whichever side takes power, there’s a reaction from the other side. It’s almost always a lot of drama without a lot of substance.
Take, for example, the latest bit of legislation to appear (and disappear) at the state level: a bill to limit the use of plastic straws at Colorado restaurants. Similar legislation has been…