> Govt is not so much about helping get things done (think of older projects like interstate highway systems) and is more focused on stopping things (5+ years o

> Govt is not so much about helping get things done (think of older projects like interstate highway systems) and is more focused on stopping things (5+ years of environmental reports to do anything meaningful). That's one big shift for better or worse depending on perspective. This is a political choice (or I guess, an outcome of political environment). Strategizing how to return to a politics of getting this done for citizens is probably more use than any culture war stuff going on now.