PHILADELPHIA (Press Release)–George Costanza Goes to Washington, a new e-book written by Bruce S. Ticker, depicts the shortcomings of our dysfunctional political process that enable too many George Costanzas to run our government.
Seinfeld TV show fans will recall when George almost negotiated his way out of an offer to produce a television pilot for NBC, and he could only save the deal by accepting a $5,000 cut in compensation. Jerry Seinfeld, his partner in the project, reminded him that this is how they “negotiate in the Bizarro World.”
George’s negotiating tactics could well have inspired U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, when he agreed with Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell to keep the filibuster rule in place so long as GOP senators do not abuse their power. Abuse it they did, in the wake of Sen. Reid’s “Bizarro World” negotiating style.
This e-book, distributed by TheWriteDeal of New York, builds a compelling case that the Constitution’s rules and other serious shortcomings in our political system facilitate gridlock in Congress and neglect of urban ills. The Costanza style created not only the filibuster but also our frustrating electoral vote, a lopsided balance of power in the Senate, a voting process strangled by the two-party system, the uphill flow of funds from revenue-starved cities to their state governments, and the second-class status accorded Washington’s 600,000 inhabitants. For starters, that is.
Ticker, a Philadelphian who is a former newspaper reporter whose column on current events appears occasionally on San Diego Jewish World, offers numerous recommendations to level the playing field for all 308 million Americans.
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