It was George W Bush who, in a moment of terrorism induced fury, defined interstate relations in binary terms; you were either for America or against it.

This binary approach, which defines most of public discourse, may be politically correct, but totally unrealistic in the convoluted world of public administration and politics.

Nowhere has this been more obvious than some of recent goings on.

On August 7, the President announced formation of a task force to facilitate compensation to police brutality victims.