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This 10 page paper discusses Kevin Phillips’ ideas with regard to the Washington elite, and John Kingdon’s thinking about the way in which decisions are made, to see what they tell us about the apparent failure of Bush to carry the country on the issue of privatizing Social Security. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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more and more Americans saying its an irresponsible scheme and they want no part of it. Considering the fact that this Administration has succeeded in "pushing" other schemes that were
equally reckless, if not more so, its somewhat surprising that they have failed to convince the American public of the necessity of following through here. This paper discusses Kevin Phillips
ideas with regard to the Washington elite, and John Kingdons thinking about the way in which decisions are made, to see what they tell us about the apparent failure of
Bush to carry the country on this issue. Kevin Phillips and the Idea of the Elite Kevin Phillips is a Washington insider who writes with clarity and
anger about the way in which the elite has taken over, blocking ordinary Americans access to the very people who are supposed to be most receptive to them and their
needs. According to Phillips, Washington is not merely plagued by "gridlock"; it is paralyzed by a dominant "interest group elite" "which is now so deeply entrenched and so resistant
to change that the proper functioning of government is impossible" (London, 2004). This creeping paralysis can be found in the sheer number of people who now make their living
in and around government: in 1950, there were fewer than a thousand lawyers in D.C., today there are 60,000; journalists increased from 1,500 to 12,000; Congressional staff has nearly
doubled since 1970; and the number of lobbyists in the capital is estimated at 91,000 (London, 2004). Small wonder that government gets nothing done without a protracted and dirty
fight. Thomas Jefferson warned about the "dangers of an overgrown capital," saying that when power centers in Washington, governmental checks and balances are rendered useless (London, 2004). In Phillips
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