Strengthen the Presidency

[Valin]

Ny Times:

 

DAVID BROOKS

12/12/13

 

A couple of months ago, I visited the Congressional Budget Office, one of our most trust-inspiring government agencies. On the elevator ride, one of the economists confided that it can be challenging to be in government these days.

 

They work furiously hard to analyze the impact of bills — immigration reform, tax reform, entitlement reform and gun legislation — but almost none of these bills ever makes it into law. There’s all this effort, but no result.

 

 

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But there is a way out: Make the executive branch more powerful.

 

 

 

(snip)

 

 

Gee Who could possibly have a problem with this?