Past efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy, including basic things like selling off unused government buildings, have come up short. Republicans are set to try again.
I’m not sure if NYT is trying to soothe our anxieties or make us complacent.
I think the level of access to the president and unscrupulous/amoral actors in the administration is unrivaled and will lead to unprecedented outcomes.
IMO it’s like predicting in January 2020 that the US would be unscathed from Covid because we have had +100 years without an extreme pandemic.
I’m not sure if NYT is trying to soothe our anxieties or make us complacent.
I think the level of access to the president and unscrupulous/amoral actors in the administration is unrivaled and will lead to unprecedented outcomes.
IMO it’s like predicting in January 2020 that the US would be unscathed from Covid because we have had +100 years without an extreme pandemic.
Also just cause they cant get the changes they want doesnt mean they wont smash in a load bearing post and collapse the whole damned thing.