November 2005
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For years, people saw San Diego as a model for good government. That's
because they weren't looking very closely.
This has been a year of partisan polarization and institutional
paralysis in Washington. The inability of Congress to provide
leadership and generate consensus on major issues has been obvious not only to the nation but also to the world--from the rancorous debate
over Terri Schiavo to the squabbling over filibusters and the ethics
investigations that have embroiled the leadership.
With a bureaucracy grown rigid and rule-bound, Iowa is pushing its
agencies to act like entrepreneurs.
The former secretary of Health and Human Services offers a bleak and
blunt assessment of federal policy.