tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031699733059462001.post2018579445053538873..comments2023-08-29T07:49:46.573-04:00Comments on coffee with Drew: The State of the UnionDrew Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06214662218338358441noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3031699733059462001.post-69105501446194467532013-02-13T16:45:01.971-05:002013-02-13T16:45:01.971-05:00I just read the following from a speech given by L...I just read the following from a speech given by Leon Panetta:<br />"Today crisis drives policy. It has become too politically convenient to simply allow a crisis to develop and get worse and then react to the crisis." I believe this is true. No one wants to make a tough decision that may look bad on their record or may make their political party mad at them or cause them not be re-elected! When they are forced to make a decision, then they say..... "Well, I had a hell of a crisis to deal with,so that's why I had to make these decisions." It's the easy way out.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433359313408291227noreply@blogger.com