Bill Janklow Quotes

In American politics, finger-pointing is an Olympic sport.

Washington has become a place where good ideas come to die.

The game of political music chairs and finger-pointing by career politicians and agency bureaucrats needs to end.

Washington thrives on scapegoats.

One of the reasons Americans hold Washington in such low regard is the perception that nothing ever gets done. Whatever the issue - no matter how urgent - they always seem to be 'working on it.'

Given the slow pace of Washington's bureaucracy, policymakers are often busy solving yesterday's problems. This rearview mirror approach afflicts Mr. Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress.

There is a problem in Washington, and the problem is bigger than a continuing resolution. It is bigger than Obamacare. It is even bigger than the budget. The most fundamental problem and the frustration is that the men and women in Washington aren't listening.

Americans are sick and tired of political gamesmanship.

In Washington it's much easier to stop something than make something happen.

[Characterizing Washington DC:] It's some sort of incestuous insane asylum where they just keep saying the same thing.

Congress doesn’t do comprehensive well.

Has Washington become so dysfunctional that even when we all agree on something, we can’t get it done?

I hate to tell you, but it's not always pretty up there on Capitol Hill

The only accountability-free zone in America: Washington DC.

Our Congress makes the UN look efficient by comparison

It’s tough for Washington to pass complicated legislation.

Talking heads will chatter, argue, and rant on TV and in the houses of Congress but that's all they will do. Weeks and months will go by in which the crowning achievement of Congress may be little more than perhaps passing a bill to declare National Eat Your Spinach Week (sponsored, of course, by the Spinach Growers of America).

Criticizing presidents for weakess is standard in Washington because the world is a messy place and when bad things happen, Washington and the President can easily be blamed for them.

The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.

I understand firsthand that Washington is broken.

Too often, it's the Washington way to hide, point fingers, and try to place blame on someone else.

Politicians can talk and talk and talk until they're silly, and they do nothing.

Americans from all walks of life have voiced their deep frustration with Washington's seeming inability to get anything constructive done. For decades, they have watched politicians talk a good game while failing to deliver.

Washington can be a frustrating place.

With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership.