So in other words, just as the current Administration is finding fixing one ship will be met with great resistance, a war of buts, and gnashing of teeth the same can be said for any attempt by anyone in fixing the government.

there are just so many excuses to throw money at it and worse they are used to it. they purposefully create holes that are too expensive or painful to get out of.

being ex military and a Libertarian I always get the same result, we spend too much on the wrong stuff "just because". the sad part is neither party up there wants to fix it, it is not that they can't, they are just to invested in not