“A healthy agency does not require relevance to the national agenda so much as the APPEARANCE of relevance to the national agenda," Humphrey explained. "It is perhaps the second-most important tool in ensuring continued funding." "And the most important?" "A… — Jim Geraghty Copy Share Image
“That tiny part of your soul that believes in a ‘good government’ ideal requires you to avert your eyes from the segment of the… — Jim Geraghty Copy Share Image
“Late in the evening, someone in the White House decided to vent to Ben Smith: 'A senior White House official just called me with… — Jim Geraghty Copy Share Image
“Hey, the ubiquitous Leak-Cam is to 2010 as the bottom-of-the-screen news ticker was to late 2001: What you're seeing beneath the news anchor or… — Jim Geraghty Copy Share Image
“The gargantuan, ever-growing, ever-less-accountable, impossible-to-uproot federal bureaucracy is actually the sleeper issue of our time. It’s at the heart of the conservative critique of… — Jim Geraghty Copy Share Image
“You know what will bring family and social issues front and center? If 2012 America sees middle-schoolers reenacting Lady Gaga videos.” — Jim Geraghty Copy Share Image
“A healthy agency does not require relevance to the national agenda so much as the APPEARANCE of relevance to the national agenda," Humphrey explained.… — Jim Geraghty Copy Share Image
