What politics is really about

This depressing little piece by David Broder in the Washington Post says oh so much about the state of politics in Washington, concerning policies which will start to more and more effect all of us, most notably those of us on the lesser end of the American financial spectrum. The cynical of course will say, "It was ever thus." But if you start to look at how the income gap between rich and poor has been growing over the past twenty years - google around, you can find these stats - it becomes clear that, no, in fact we seem to be entering a new age of oligarchical feudalism. And it will all happen (is happening) before anyone will ever begin to really be aware that it's taken place. By all indicators, it feels as though we're just at the beginning of this wave. Anyone who has serious misgivings about a lot of things taking place in our society right now are probably tapping into this... Just call me Cassandra...