This post from Ezra Klein, about how the TV show House of Cards is nothing like how Washington actually works, caught my eye:
[T]he main thing I’ve learned working as a reporter and political observer in Washington: No one can carry out complicated plans. All parties and groups are fractious and bumbling. But everyone always thinks everyone else is efficiently and ruthlessly carrying out complicated plans.
And:
There’s also a lot less long-term planning than you might think. In general, politicians are overworked and understaffed. They’re traveling constantly, buried under too many meetings and constituent requests, and working desperately to stay one step ahead of whatever they’re getting yelled at about that week.
Sounds like these guys could use some agile coaching.
