Do It

Tom McCall of the sovereign state of Oregon and Milton Shapp of the sovereign state of Pennsylvania are not household words, at least outside of the states they govern. So why are they on television? They are on television because they have been making news. Actually, the fact that a governor can make national news is itself national news. Messrs. McCall and Shapp have been participating in solving some difficult problems. They and other governors have been drawn into an interesting process, whereby the nation rediscovers the utility of federalism. This process also is eliciting a comical reaction from some sober folks, and we in Washington will take our comedy where we find it, thank you.

This process is related to the current energy unpleasantness, and specifically to long lines at service stations and the strike by independent truckers.

Tom McCall of the sovereign state of Oregon and Milton Shapp of the sovereign state of Pennsylvania are not household words, at least outside of the states they govern. So why are they on television? They are on television because they have been making news. Actually, the fact that a governor can make national news is itself national news. Messrs. McCall and Shapp have been participating in solving some difficult problems. They and other governors have been drawn into an interesting process, whereby the nation rediscovers the utility of federalism. This process also is eliciting a comical reaction from some sober folks, and we in Washington will take our comedy where we find it, thank you.

This process is related to the current energy unpleasantness, and specifically to long lines at service stations and the strike by independent truckers.