He Fought the Swamp and the Swamp Won
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I fought the law and the law won – Lyrics by Sonny Curtis 1966
The “Swamp” is a common name given to the “Deep State” headquartered in Washington DC and refers to an entrenched Bureaucracy committed to continue their own existence at all costs no matter whether they actually accomplish anything or not.
Being somewhat less charitable than others I do not think of this as a swamp but instead consider it a cesspool or sewer.
There are literally countless Agencies, Bureau’s and Departments. Many duplications with often intentionally obscure relationships. All have one goal, to achieve Bureaucratic Immortality with lifetime payrolls and benefits for employees and suppliers.
Just one example that I wrote about in April 2012 (Bring on the Clowns) is the Department of Energy:
“The Department of Energy was instituted during the Jimmy Carter Administration on 8/04/1977, TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL. Now it’s 2012 —- 35 years later —- and the budget for this “necessary” department is $24.2 Billion a year. It has 16,000 Federal Employees and approximately 100,000 contract employees and look at the job it has done! 35 years ago 30% of our oil consumption was foreign imports. Today 70% of our oil consumption is foreign imports….. Great job! Good old Federal bureaucracy. (And we could supply all our oil needs from the USA)”
I don’t need to tell you that this agency continues to this day, growing in size and cost to the taxpayer. We have since become energy independent, not because of the Department of Energy but because of technology and new ways to extract energy along with regulatory relief.
None of these countless Bureau’s, Departments and Agencies want to see any kind of threat to their continued existence and will support any political party dedicated to their immortality. They will fight ferociously, using any means to continue their “kingdoms” infinitum. Hence, the “Deep State”.
President Donald Trump came to office with a promise to “drain the swamp”. With this promise he became the “enemy” and had to be “gotten rid of” at all costs and with any measures possible. Investigations, accusations, impeachment, character assassination, unnamed sources, distortions…… whatever it takes.
The “Deep State” has within their camp numerous collaborating “partners”. The Federal Education and University Cartel, Tabloid Media Mafia, Hollywood Groupies, Big Tech Underworld. Plus all the Government Unions dependent on the continued status “as is”. A metastasized group of supporters.
What did you think was going to happen? Want to get a visit from a government FBI agent? How about an IRS Audit? Maybe you would prefer having Robert De Niro screaming the ‘F’ word at your family and kids while you are having dinner at Denny’s?
I know I am always grateful when a Google Algorithm thanks me on my cell phone for shopping at Walmart for my underwear. Aren’t you?
It is what it is and we seem stuck with it.
Bob Bandy – December 2020
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