If you were so incompetent that your place of business had a record-breaking shutdown, you’d be fired, but the dysfunction out of Washington just keeps getting worse. Is there anything we can do to get the government working again? 30 years ago, President Bill Clinton tasked Elaine Kamarck with answering that exact question when she launched the National Performance Review. It led to a government reform campaign so successful that it’s unimaginable today. Political strategist Joe Trippi and political writer Joe Klein ask Elaine what, if anything, we can do to actually fix Washington.
No Dollars for Dictatorship
As another government shutdown has begun, the usual blame game is already in full swing. Donald Trump and his Republican allies are quick to point fingers at Democrats, claiming they’re unwilling to “negotiate.” But let’s be clear: this crisis was not born of stalemate — it was engineered.
