James Carville, a former strategist for President Bill Clinton, had a lot of good lines in his MSNBC interview Tuesday afternoon, but “What we need is power!” resonated with me the most.

I write this from 36,000 feet in the air somewhere over Ohio on my way home after a disappointing Iowa caucus. It was my first time attending, and I expected a lot. The food and the people delivered, but the politics left a lot to be desired.