Gormley: Governing isn't like TV

We like our political leaders to be decisive, inspiring and on the side of the people. We also like our TV stars that way, if you believe the enduring popularity of President Josiah Bartlett from the West Wing or even that designated survivor guy Kiefer Sutherland.
Practically, real life is not like the snappy “walk and talk” dialogue of Hollywood political shows where the leader intones “we’ll get this done quickly, damn the torpedoes.” Politics is usually a slower