>When I was in government, I was amazed at the way a relatively minor initiative could become an all-consuming journey involving year after year of heartbreak,

>When I was in government, I was amazed at the way a relatively minor initiative could become an all-consuming journey involving year after year of heartbreak, despair and triumph. Then, in the end, you and the half a dozen others who performed 85% of the work don't get invited to the "Project Completion Ceremony" where 47 people pat each other on the back and hand out plaques.