The government of the world's most powerful nation is running furiously in place.

One world leader warned another "the error of relying on the capability you have rather than developing the capability you need.

Congress has a deep, vested interest in its own inefficiency.

I'm more depressed about the realities of the mature bureaucracy and more excited about the ideal that we're fighting for. And the juxtaposition has obvious consequences. Rolf Mowatt-Larrsen

New characters always cause a reshuffle.

Awful momentum makes carrying through easier than calling off folly.