Senator Ben Sasse wrote another open letter. This one was addressed to majority America. His previous open letter was the Trump supporters. The latest one has generated all sorts of comments about the presidential candidates and the presidential campaign. In the midst of it he focuses some needed attention on the current crisis we have in America that the political parties are not addressing.

He says: “Washington isn’t fooling anyone–neither political party works. They bicker like children about tiny things, and yet they can’t even identify the biggest issues we face. They’re like a couple arguing about what color to paint the living room, and meanwhile, their house is on fire.”

The net result is the harsh reality that most Americans don’t like either political party. In fact, he observes that when you ask people if they identify as Democrat or Republican, they are likely to say “neither.” This is especially true of the younger generation.

He also believes that “one of the most obvious [problems] is that we’ve not passed along the meaning of America to the next generation. If we don’t get them to re-engage — thinking about how we defend a free society in the face of global jihadis, or how we balance our budgets after baby boomers have dishonestly over-promised for decades, or how we protect First Amendment values in the face of the safe-space movement – then all will indeed have been lost.”

Much of his letter is devoted to the poor choices we seem to have for the November election. But I hope people won’t miss the bigger picture. While pundits and commentators focus on the individual trees and leaves, his analysis of the forest reminds us of the failure of Washington and the political parties. Changing that culture and solving some of America’s biggest problems won’t happen with one candidate or within one election cycle.