Dan Coats: “I could not agree more. But there just are fiscal realities that we have to deal with.”

We have to figure this out.

Electoral legitimacy is the essential linchpin of our entire political culture.

You will need to inspire a workforce that has unfortunately been hollowed out by years of firings, and remind them that their mission is critical--and still noble.

We can create a discipline, a way of thinking about these challenges.