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Back in the good old days, once upon a time, moving a bill into law was clear, transparent, and usually based upon the Constitution. Nearly 2½million viewers have seen the YouTube video “Schoolhouse Rock” over the past three years, most of them recalling days when things were simpler and more honest.

As Kimberly Strassel said in the Wall Street Journal, “It’s clearly time for a remake.”  Except that YouTube wouldn’t allow it because it would have to be X-rated.

The title of Strassel’s article, “Inside the Pelosi Sausage Factory,” alludes to the old maxim that those with weak stomachs should not watch sausage or legislation being made.