I was at a meeting, during the Obama administration, that included multiple White House people. They were so full of themselves, for no obvious reason, and in my view were oblivious to reality. When anyone who has been gifted with the opportunity to serve the public in a government-paid position, instead uses that position to put themselves above the public, they have failed - miserably.
The majority are not in WAshington ‘to serve the people’ nor do they see themselves as servants. They are there to line their own purses by the connections they can mingle with for investments and information opportunities widely shared and given to stay the course they’re told to stay. Once in Washington they quickly adapt to the corrupt environment and follow suite......cash is king there and spread to those who ‘behave’.
The majority are not in WAshington ‘to serve the people’ nor do they see themselves as servants. They are there to line their own purses by the connections they can mingle with for investments and information opportunities widely shared and given to stay the course they’re told to stay. Once in Washington they quickly adapt to the corrupt environment and follow suite......cash is king there and spread to those who ‘behave’.