Focus

Anyone following the news from either the left or the right is being whipsawed by the velocity of the news cycle.  From the possibility of "boots on the ground" in the middle east, the focus of all news organizations switched overnight to speculation on how a man was able to penetrate White House security and make it to the doorway of the President's residence.   Either the public or the press has an acute case of attention deficit disorder.  It is certainly harder to have a nuanced debate about national priorities when stories are covered and dropped during a relentless 24/7 news cycle which craves novelty over comprehensive coverage.