When human judgment and big data intersect there are some funny things that happen
Remember, the Congress doesn't get as many opportunities to make an impression with the public.
Every day, three times per second, we produce the equivalent of the amount of data that the Library of Congress has in it's entire print collection, right? But most of it is like cat videos on YouTube or thirteen-year-olds exchanging text messages about the next 'Twilight' movie.
We speak for them. We imbue them with meaning.
Caesar recognized the omens, but he didn't believe they applied to him.
Shakespeare's plays often turn on the idea of fate, as much drama does. What makes them so tragic is the gap between what his characters might like to accomplish and what fate provides them.