The fashion in media is total absorption in Federal Government. Sadly, it deflects attention from what really matters in State and Local government.        And Federal matters cast a shadow of doom by anti-scientific, anti-intellectual, anti-sustainability, anti-humane, anti-union, revisionist, pragmatic,  driven by economics alone ideology.  Any trivial statement from an MP on matters outside his expertise is a non-event yet grabs the power.
        Hugh resources go into a federal government apparatus.  Do we really need three levels of governement.  They are totally out of proportion. 

And I will get a life. Cheers.