Bipartisan Incompetence ; Both Parties Fail the American People
The Washington Times › February 01, 2006
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Last night's State of the Union address and the Democratic rebuttal reconfirmed how much this event has turned into a primetime political extravaganza rather than a serious discourse on the nation's future. Predictably, not a single mention of the most pressing of issues was made. In blunt terms, America's government is failing to meet its obligations to the nation. This failure is bipartisan. And both Republicans and Democrats alike are ducking responsibility and accountability for this failure.
The chaos in Iraq, the overly zealous promotion of democracy that now must cope with Hamas in power in Palestine, the Katrina response, the Medicare prescription-drug fiasco and many other examples should make Americans angry with government and with both political parties for tolerating or causing such unsatisfactory performance. Meanwhile, the tough issues from retirement and health care to the war on terror get tougher and seemingly more intractable to satisfactory political solution.See the full content of this document
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Bipartisan Incompetence ; Both Parties Fail the American People
The Bush administration regards the offense as the only way to play politics. Dismissive of criticism, the administration refuses to make change except under great duress. On only a few occasions, such as delaying th...
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