The worst is still ahead of us. But no one in Washington has the spine to tell you that.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think that the worst form of naivete can be extreme cynicism. If you think that nobody comes to Washington to do any good whatsoever, that is almost as bad as being starry-eyed and thinking that they are all here to advance democracy.
I'm not a Washington person.
Of course people think Washington is arrogant. It is.
We hate those in power in Washington D.C. and anything bad that happens to them is good for us.
It strikes me that presidential campaigns can often bring out the worst as well as the best in us.
The worst excesses of the Congress of the 1980s pale in comparison with what is going on in Washington today.
I think, first of all, you know, Washington has a bad habit of a very short attention span.
Washington is unpredictable these days.
I think on a whole host of issues Washington tends to be a lagging indicator on public opinion.
At its worst, Washington is a place where name-calling partisan politics too often trumps policy.
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