"What it suggests to me is a vicarious experience that masks the real deal, substituting lurid and excitable imagery for an activity that is all too mundane and predictable. As you read of the gyrations of lobbyists and politicians eliciting billions for one weapons system or another in the name of fighting one enemy or another, see if you don't come to view it as a lap dance designed to hide the fact that all you are getting
out of it is the opportunity to fork over ever larger amounts of money.
You might also wonder, 'How did I let myself get seduced into this grimy and dangerous place, just to get fleeced?' That is the basic question faced by our republic." ROBERT SCHEER