Why America has become ungovernable

Writing in Newsweek, Michael Cohen presents a succinct and clear commentary on why America has been so utterly ungovernable the past year. According to Cohen, there are three main causes: (1) A Republican strategy of complete obstructionism, consisting of what Cohen calls "an agenda of pure nihilism for naked political gain"; (2) the spinelessness of the Democratic majority in the face of adversity (read: Massachusetts); and (3) the schizophrenic nature of the electorate (i.e. demanding stronger government action to spur economic recovery while at the same time deriding the expanding role of government).