Last week, I was listening to NPR and I heard an Washington politician talk about the old days. He said that elected officials would hang out at night in some of DC's famous watering holes, have dinner together and on the weekends, they would go to parties together.
Not now! They leave town every weekend and, during the week, they stay in their own camps. The result? A very polarized Senate and House. Our representatives do not get to know each other on a personal, casual basis. Without that relationship, they can't cross party and policy lines to work together.
A similar story was told to me recently by a Board member. She said her Board members rarely saw each other or the staff outside the board meetings. In addition, the meetings were so tightly organized that people didn't even have much of an exchange at the meeting!
I suggested that they have a potluck barbecue at someone's house so they could all get to know each other better, as people. That would make working together smoother and a lot more fun!
Anyone for a big barbecue in DC?
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