Fall of representative Democracy

The surreal circus, which is better known as Washington Politics, jumped the shark a long time ago, but the delusional, political clowns are maniacal at best and - dare I say it- they have become despots, creating an oligarchy from which only they, the "ruling class", benefit. Whether Left or Right,their common purpose is self- preservation, not the good of the common citizen -all talk, no real reform. We cry out for term limits, but the likelihood of our"representatives" getting a majority vote for that is implausible; they won't sabotage their cushy jobs.Wouldn't you love to have their "retirement" pay, benefits, and top-of-the-line healthcare for a lackluster (to be kind) performance? Yes, we can vote them out of power, but how then does that explain that Reid, Pelosi, and so many other career politicos still wield power and remain in office? Our nation's future is forsaken for the broken promises of short term memory politicians who will say whatever is needed to be elected and reelected, foregoing integrity and our children's hope for a better life than we have. Where is our nation's intelligensia? They are comatose and apathetic."Checks and Balances" is a ludicrous phrase any more, and the historical evidence of the corruption and disintegration of Roman democracy shows the dissolute way American gov't is headed. 230 years is a long time in terms of government stabilty, so I am not surprised that our "representative" democracy is that in name only.Our once superlative nation has "leaders" who have devolved into kowtowing ,namby-Pamby finger pointers. Republicans say, "It's not us, it's you Democrats." Democrats say,"It's not us, it's you Republicans." A charade is being perpetrated by our Federal government, a mendacious canard. Thank God the presidency has term limits! Nevertheless, I truly believe that the " Nanny state" mentality is the worst consequence of the perpetual inbreeding of Washington, even the Supreme Court is an activist organ. The Constitution is in true jeopardy, ergo so is the country. Since Congress must preserve their irresponsible positions at all cost$ ( every pun intended), myopic , short term survival skills are directly aimed at ever growing, out- of- contol entitlements, because that unfunded carrot, which masks dependancy, gets the huddled masses to jump through the necessary voting hoops to preserve their congressional seats; bankruptcy be damned! Therefore, although the leftist politics of many Democrats truly stick in my craw, the party symbolized bythe donkey will reign supreme indefinitely, at least at the presidential level, aided and abetted by much of the Media, to the detriment of free speech, debate, and common sense.If there is a legacy of this current administration and Congress, it will be the demise of middle class America, and the irreparable damage to smaller government, self-reliance, self-determination, and our financial security. I'm reminded of Dukore's astute analysis of the brilliant,absurdist tragicomedy "Waiting for Godot", when he opines that Beckett metaphorically explains " the futility of man's existence when salvation is expected from an external entity." Does our ever increasing , deluded, nanny populace see the Federal government as that salvation? We are certainly witnessing the beginning of the end. I pray our children will thrive, despite - or in spite of- the calamitous fiasco that is our federal government.