By JOSH BOAK
Nothing has stumped Gates [former Secretary of Defense and CIA director Bob Gates — who served eight of the last nine presidents], who oversaw the $700 billion military budget until last year, quite like the country’s current Congressional gridlock and the government’s ineffective efforts to stop runaway deficit spending.
“We’ve lost the ability to execute even the most basic functions of government,” he said.
via “This is No Way to Run a Government!” – Gates | The Fiscal Times.