The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm not a career politician, so the ways of Washington may be a little obscure to me.
Politics is its own world. It is a court and if the king's eye lights on you, you are a powerful figure. If the king's eye wanders elsewhere, you are out, whatever your title.
Washington is a city that coddles up to and worships power.
The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy.
The shaming of Washington, insofar as it is even possible, is a very noble pursuit.
Washington's entire honesty of mind and his fearless look into the face of all facts are qualities which can never go out of fashion and which we should all do well to imitate.
There's a void of leadership in a lot of Washington. I think one of the reasons why there's so much angst across the country.
Making those around you feel invisible is the opposite of leadership.
The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
A king without power is an absurdity.