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Title: Barry's ex-Budget Boy: Too Much of a Good Thing-Why we need less democracy.
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The New Republic
URL Source: http://www.tnr.com/article/politics ... N2UyMjM2MTNhZGZjNDE2MjE2NjE2Nj
Published: Sep 28, 2011
Author: Petey Orzag
Post Date: 2011-09-28 08:57:12 by Happy Quanzaa
Keywords: Obama-doma-ding-dong, Obamanomics in Action, Corruptocratic Party
Views: 3120
Comments: 6
In an 1814 letter to John Taylor, John Adams wrote that “there never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” That may read today like an overstatement, but it is certainly true that our democracy finds itself facing a deep challenge: During my recent stint in the Obama administration as director of the Office of Management and Budget, it was clear to me that the country’s political polarization was growing worse—harming Washington’s ability to do the basic, necessary work of governing. If you need confirmation of this, look no further than the recent debt-limit debacle, which clearly showed that we are becoming two nations governed by a single Congress—and that paralyzing gridlock is the result. So what to do? To solve the serious problems facing our country, we need to minimize the harm from legislative inertia by relying more on automatic policies and depoliticized commissions for certain policy decisions. In other words, radical as it sounds, we need to counter the gridlock of our political institutions by making them a bit less democratic. The full contents of this article are available to subscribers only. GET TWO WEEKS FREE!
Too Much of a Good Thing
Why we need less democracy.
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#4. To: Happy Quanzaa (#0)
how many times did you call bush43 a boy? 8D As many times as you've typed 'fukushima'....8D "a bit less democratic" Because a Master/Slave Society and Nuclear Science will work O so well together. Tepco: 'Go ahead and cut that pipe. We'll worry about what's in it later.' 8D
With Zero, you don't need to count. It's there for all to see....8D
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#5. To: mcgowanjm (#4)
how many times did you call bush43 a boy?
I don't know, I didn't keep count. Barry's White House reminds me of Romper Room though, I'm sure I've used adjectives that portray them as naive, immature, and childish far more often.
#6. To: Happy Quanzaa (#5)
I don't know, I didn't keep count.
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