The Big Sort : LBJ

What's Missing Is Followership

Bill Bishop — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:44:00 GMT

Dan Balz at the Washington Post writes about a "collective breakdown of leadership in Washington," while the paper's lead editorial says the country faces "A Test of Leadership." Over at the New York Times , Jackie Calmes writes that the House vote Monday...(read more)

So What If They Didn't Talk? The Differences Were Still Fundamental.

Bill Bishop — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:29:00 GMT

Just a few minutes into Friday's debate and Jim Lehrer was already exasperated. The moderator wanted McCain and Obama to talk to each other. (Did he expect the candidates to banter away the next 90 minutes like two buddies in a fishing boat?) And Lehrer...(read more)

Why No One Trusts the Government to Fix Anything Anymore

Bill Bishop — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:33:00 GMT

Over the past few decades, Congress hasn't done a very good job of solving problems. (Congressional scholar Nelson Polsby once described Congress as being in a 30-year period of stalemate.) Now we expect these guys to rejigger the world's financial system...(read more)