Seems there hasn't been a whole lot of change in D.C. since this:
"Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles and the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
At home, the pols seem okay. But, once they return to their lairs inside the Beltway, something seems to happen to them. They forget who they're supposed to serve and spend more time feathering their own beds.
So, the huge popularity of “outsiders” shouldn't surprise anybody. We remember what the politicians seem to forget, these great words by Pres Reagan:
"Our Government," he emphasized, "has no power except that granted it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed...In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.
Read more of this excellent essay @ Doug Ross @ Journal: Trump and Cruz are Precisely What the Putrescent GOP Leaders Deserve
"Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles and the conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
At home, the pols seem okay. But, once they return to their lairs inside the Beltway, something seems to happen to them. They forget who they're supposed to serve and spend more time feathering their own beds.
So, the huge popularity of “outsiders” shouldn't surprise anybody. We remember what the politicians seem to forget, these great words by Pres Reagan:
"Our Government," he emphasized, "has no power except that granted it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed...In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.
Read more of this excellent essay @ Doug Ross @ Journal: Trump and Cruz are Precisely What the Putrescent GOP Leaders Deserve
