I agree with everything you just said. This is perhaps the greatest time in history to be in the United States government, from the standpoint of personal enrichment. They’re engaged in this never-ending theatrical budget showdown that allows them to backseat all the things that actually matter (healthcare, environment, civil rights). It’s exactly what the donors want to see.
Also, I’m beginning to understand how proper graft works in the 21st century. You have a lawyer with whom you have attorney-client privilege, and that lawyer has other clients who pay him enormous consulting fees for work which may or may not actually happen.
