| Show Drowning in Committees Many people can remember an anecdote anecdote anecdote dote that went the rounds at the time of Lindbergh's epic solo flight across the Atlantic An office employee rushed into his boss's office to report the Paris landing and to remark excitedly that Lindbergh did it all alone His boss wise in the ways of style old-style corporation corporation corpor corpor- management where one man often often of of- ten took responsibility for making decisions decisions de de- de replied How did you expect him to do it it with a a. committee As this story implies committees are seldom noted for great achievements although although al al- though they they- have become indispensable in the conduct of business and government government government govern govern- ment especially government A brief release reports that federal agencies believe believe believe be be- lieve so strongly in committees and commissions commissions com com- missions that there are now more than such groups set up to counsel with governmental units in Washington The release added that the new Congress should be encouraged to weed out all advisory bodies that do not actually contribute contribute con con- tribute to more effective operation of the federal government To put it mildly mildly mild mild- ly this sounds like good advice Three thousand plus committees are enough to paralyze even the strongest of gov gov- |
