Thursday, December 19, 2013

An Interesting Take on Why America Needs To Do Something With the Political Class

And probably something that they won't like.  From Sam Youngman, a former Washington correspondent, describing what is wrong with Washington:
I suppose part of my disillusionment had to do with my breakup with bourbon, after a real-life, devastating romantic breakup that was followed by a downward spiral. When I returned from my 28 days in rehab, in January 2010, it was harder to ignore the near criminal disconnect between Washington and the rest of the country, especially in an industry that has turned neighbors against each other while its instigators clock out and meet for a beer together, skilled actors who in many cases spend the day feigning hatred for each other on camera but are actually bound by their shared nihilism and reckless self-absorption. In Washington, a divided America is good for business.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/12/this-town-sam-youngman-shove-it-101307_Page2.html#ixzz2nx6ueRSw

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