“Supporting PBS\NPR allows people to pretend they are part of the cultural glitterata”
Your post is spot on.
For members of Congress, they fear most of all their inability to network properly if they vote for cuts in NPR, etc. They fear they’ll be cut out of holiday parties, cocktail receptions and honor banquets - or god forbid, word will get out and a local political columnist will write badly of them.
So much of DC thrives on this atmosphere and the perks that come from it.
Bingo!
Exactly!