I have a question.
How does Obama fit in?
Is he part of the Bush/Clinton thing or is he something entirely different?
I know Kennedy was part of what pushed Obama onto the national stage but I don’t know if they are all in the same “family”
My opinion is that once one becomes President, it’s an old boys club and you are one of the boys regardless of party. Because ultimately there is but one party. The Elite.
Reagan broke that mold partly because of his health and partly because he was always hared by the club.
There is not a doubt in my mind that upon election, agroup of leaders and ‘advisors’ sits the newb down and says “OK here is how things actually are. Here;s the plan in the general sense and here’s the goal. We are going to do X to meet that goal. You need to do Y so we get to Z. Whatever you need to do in order to get to Z is good with us. But get to Z.”
After their terms end, these guys literally are part of a small club anyway because of the nature of the job. So it’s not surprising they gravitate to each other. Just human nature really when you consider it from that aspect. We all need someone to talk to. And because of NATSEC, there aren’t a lot of people they CAN talk to, to begin with.
But ultimately they are most often going in the front door as elitists to begin with so it’s no doubt they come out even worse.