A friend once explained something to me.
He said he was using this lawyer. The lawyer was high profile. He used him because he knew that this guy ate lunch every day with the prosecutor. He explained that these guys put on a show in the courtroom. However, much of what they do is give and take and off the field (so to speak.)
Now. These politicians are the same. They put on a big show to their respective supporters. Republican and Democrat, it really doesn't matter. They need favors constantly. They work together.
It's probably why change in American policy is incredibly slow. Unless of course a big cash donor is involved. It's also why third party voices that best represent the democratic process are shut out.
People who 'play ball' are trusted and pulled into the inner echelon of Washington DC.
Rather than write all this shit. I prolly could have just said, "House of Cards. It really is a documentary with weird 4th wall camera shots"
