IMHO, it is generally applicable to Bush and Republican administrations only.
Clinton's cabinet, as I recall, spent more time in the 24/7/365 Political Campaign mode (Which, BTW, was probably Slick's only significant "contribution" to government)than they did in their supposed real jobs.
Don't have time right now to go through any but fiascoes like Ruby Ridge and the Albright Aid Plan for North Korean Nuke development to characterize their performance at that, but few of them were successful campaigners, either.
Just a note. Ruby Ridge happened under the first President Bush, not Clinton. Waco was with Clinton, and it included many of the same agents, but not Ruby Ridge.