I agree with this.
Just about the only thing the Bush administration and Republican Congress were good at was constituent service for a constellation of business interests. It’s a remarkable record when you think about it: virtually every single Bush domestic policy initiative, including those meant to address crises, has been a giveaway to some big industry – oil, pharmaceuticals, financial services – dressed up as a solution to some problem confronting voters.
The result, besides an abiding cynicism about government, is an impenetrable tangle of tax breaks, subsidies and regulatory exemptions that because of its sheer complexity may never be undone.
