Joe Davidson
The Washington Post
November 13, 2008

Break out the Ray-Bans — Barack Obama says he wants to “make government cool again.”

• A d v e r t i s e m e n t

But it’s going to take more than shades to turn around an image of government framed by such memorable occasions as President Bush standing on an aircraft carrier before a “Mission Accomplished” banner while the war in Iraq roared on.

Or Bush proclaiming “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job” about Michael D. Brown, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency during Hurricane Katrina’s deadly assault on New Orleans.

Or the dreadful breakdown in leadership by the White House and Congress before they finally approved a financial rescue package.

“The image of government needs a tune-up, for sure,” said Patricia McGinnis, president of the Council for Excellence in Government.

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