Smith: Is Washington failing us?

The U.S. Capitol. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger(Mike Smith is a regular columnist for VTDigger. He hosts the radio program “Open Mike with Mike Smith” on WDEV 550 AM and 96.1, 96.5, 98.3 and 101.9 FM and is a political analyst for WCAX-TV and WVMT radio. He was the secretary of administration and secretary of human services under former Gov. Jim Douglas.)
When we think of Washington, D.C., we often conjure up images of a city filled with political and social elites focused