Echoing some of his earlier examples, Heinrichs suggests that one of the major problems with American politics is that politicians prefer to fall back on the same tiresome deliberative rhetoric. A much more productive, illuminating way to talk about politics would be to frame the conversation in the future tense, bringing in the language of actions and choices. The resulting discussion would not only be more interesting from a rhetorical standpoint, but more likely to result in concrete political actions.