Whether it is Washington or Harrisburg, dysfunctional well describes the national and state legislatures.
For example: Senate Democrats voted against a short-term Republican bill to fund the federal government for a few weeks.
The dispute is over Affordable Care Act insurance and Medicaid. Both sides have shown their proficiency for placing blame while, at the same time, refusing to compromise.
In Pennsylvania, House Democrats passed a spending plan Wednesday, 100 days after the budget was due. It is similar to legislation that’s been rejected by Senate Republicans.
Same deal: one party blames the other while nothing gets done.
The people paying the price for this insanity happen to be the taxpayers the lawmakers are supposed to serve.
Flights are being delayed across the US and federal workers are doing without pay. Around the state, school districts are scrambling to replace education funding. Agencies and businesses dependent on state dollars are getting loans and cutting budgets.
What we have are national and state leaders unable to read the room. For them, compromise is an unnatural act