The economy is gaining strength, but Washington dysfunction stands as the biggest threat to a full healing, writes David Wessel. Source: WSJ.com: Politics And Policy
Posts Tagged: Dysfunction
‘Avoid Sequestration Or Castration’: Maddow, Leno Take On Gov’t Dysfunction, CPAC Snubs, And Jeb Bush
On Monday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow paid a visit to Jay Leno, talking about some of the much-discussed political topics of the moment. The pair began, of course, with the sequester, lamenting Washington’s inability to be productive. But the left enough time to tackle Jeb Bush and CPAC, too. Sequester cuts were “designed to… Read more »
NYT Plugs Obama as Eager to End D.C. ‘Dysfunction’ & Fighting ‘Hazardous’ Sequester
Basking in the campaign-like trappings of Obama's White House press conference, reporter Jackie Calmes repeated in Wednesday's New York Times, the president's horror stories on the purportedly deep impact of mandatory budget cuts, known as the "sequester," that are scheduled to hit March 1: "Obama Tries to Turn Up Pressure on Republicans as Cutbacks Near."… Read more »
How congressional dysfunction could hurt House Republicans
Poli-Sci Perspective is a weekly Wonkblog feature in which Georgetown University’s Dan Hopkins and George Washington University’s Danny Hayes and John Sides offer an empirical perspective on the issues dominating Washington. In this edition, Sides looks at the evidence on whether public anger at Congress will come back to bite House Republicans. For past posts… Read more »