No matter how much it hurts to see the constitution tinkered with, the extension of the presidential mandate should not be our main problem. At the end of day, these minor maneuverings (and they are very minor) are inconsequential in the region’s grand scheme, one that is driven by the heady whiff of economic rewards for those who fall into line. Lebanon is small country with a big debt, a Middle East backwater, driven by self-interest. We are missing the bigger picture. Whatever they might think, our politicians are not real players. There is not one who bestrides the regional, let alone world, stage, so let’s drop the posturing and get on with the job at hand: getting the country out of its economic misery by creating an environment of political cooperation and consensus and setting an example of hard work and selflessness. Instead of arguing over whose people get
