damocles revisited

This is more a personal comment than anything else. For reasons I don't plan on getting into, I think about the story of Damocles alot in my life. It tends to form a big part of my perspective when it comes to small-scale politics (PTA, local school board, that type of stuff). But I have to do some soul searching. For a long time, I think I've had a good understanding of the nature of the "sword", at least in my own small pond. But now I'm not so sure. Things should be clearer tomorrow.