The Reflecting Pool (thread 16), Episode 2: Silent Cal and the Blue Pool: A Lesson in Restraint

Picture Calvin Coolidge at the Lincoln Memorial, hands in pockets, quietly cutting through the chaos around a rushed pool repaint — no theatrics, just commonsense: sometimes a bad renovation is just a bad renovation.

Walk with me through a wry, intimate take on restraint, responsibility, and why admitting a simple mistake can feel oddly refreshing in today’s politics.