Musings: Both wings keep balance
House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 29. Credit: Bloomberg/Graeme Sloan
I once heard this metaphor: “It takes a left wing and a right wing so a bird could fly.”
This is a good analogy for our government and news outlets, too.
— Frank Barnett, Queens Village
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