Misplaced Rhetoric
Two topics from July 2010 regarding conservative rhetoric that I never got around to posting.
Tagged: bureaucracy
Working for Congress Is Hardly Worth It
As insular as DC can be to outsiders, those who criticize Hill staffers have no idea that Capitol Hill is one of the hardest places to find work. And for the lucky few, it’s also one of the stingiest employers in the country.
News Digest: July 2010
All the news that is fit to print may not all be worth commenting on, but are still worth noting. Hence, the first of many “news digests”.
Patronage
Matt Yglesias has a good point on low-level political appointees for jobs that don’t need politicians and/or don’t need input from a filibuster-happy Senate.