| Thomas Friedman asks 2 essential questions for which the answer contains the truth --He says: "Just look at Washington these days and listen to what politicians are saying and watch how they spend their time. You can't help but ask: Do these people care a whit about the country anymore? Is there anybody here on a quest for excellence, for making America great? He continues: "Tell me that doesn't filter down to every department, including the Secret Service. When so many above you are just cynically out for themselves, it saps morale, focus and discipline."..."you feel today in Washington a certain laxness, that anything goes and that too few people working for the federal government take pride in their work because everything is just cobbled together by Congress and the White House at the 11th hour anyway. As Jon Stewart noted: "Here's how dysfunctional the Secret Service is ... |
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