I argued for the Executive Branch and used this analogy, which kind of mostly worked (admittedly partially because of the late hour and the alcohol-blood content of me and those engaged in the conversation with me): the President is the Coach and the Legislature is the NFL and the Supreme Court are the referees. Except in the government example, the Coach picks the referees -- and sure, they may not take the Coach's side in every game, but over the course of a season, and especially aggregated over multiple seasons to which they contribute ... to me, *that's* where the real power is.
It's not today's gridlock or tomorrow's hearings-to-nowhere that matter in the overall scheme of things ... it's the long term end game that matters the most.
Trust me -- late at night or early in the morning after some rounds of Michigan Rummy and alcohol and sitting around a table with family ... that sounded much pithier.
So ... raise a glass and cheers to all and, if nothing else, happy NFL kickoff to you and yours.
EXTENDING THE ANALOGY, IT'S ACTUALLY JUST ALL ABOUT THE MONEY:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2013/09/05/nfl-2013-season-kickoff-the-state-of-the-league/
MAYBE IT'S THE SUPREMES BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BE OVERRIDDEN ANY MORE?:
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-supreme-court-becoming-more-powerful-2012-8
LOOKING LONG TERM, THIS IS THE TRUE KEY TO POWER (IMHO):
http://people.howstuffworks.com/supreme-court-appointment.htm
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