The U.S. political system has too many vetoes

No wonder people can't follow what's happening in Washington

Barack Obama
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One of the things that is constantly annoying average people in America is how hard it is to figure out who is responsible for what in Washington. Our legislative structure is hellishly complex, our politicians are generally mediocre, and our political media is screechy and incompetent. It's not so surprising that surveys routinely find that people can't even correctly identify which party is in charge of which branch of Congress.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.