Nice article, Barry. Yet I'm not quite sure you've made the most important point: that the real problem isn't politics or politicians - but rather the nature of government itself.

A government (of any stripe) is a power-brokerage cartel - it's sole purposes being to maximize its members' power over others, and to maintain its members' collective monopoly on the industry of power-brokerage. As such, it cannot be overcome from within. For a brief explanation of how government protects itself from significant alteration, I invite your readers to read the article

located at http://titanians.org/b-o-r-g-%e2%80%93-the-robot-we-call-government/ .

For a more comprehensive analysis of the nature of government, and an explanation of a potential alternative to government,

Nice article, Barry. Yet I'm not quite sure you've made the most important point: that the real problem isn't politics or politicians - but rather the nature of government itself.

A government (of any stripe) is a power-brokerage cartel - it's sole purposes being to maximize its members' power over others, and to maintain its members' collective monopoly on the industry of power-brokerage. As such, it cannot be overcome from within. For a brief explanation of how government protects itself from significant alteration, I invite your readers to read the article /BORG -  the Robot We Call Government

For a more comprehensive analysis of the nature of government, and an explanation of a potential alternative to government, I invite your readers to the article .

Nice article, Barry. Yet I'm not quite sure you've made the most important point: that the real problem isn't politics or politicians - but rather the nature of government itself.

A government (of any stripe) is a power-brokerage cartel - it's sole purposes being to maximize its members' power over others, and to maintain its members' collective monopoly on the industry of power-brokerage. As such, it cannot be overcome from within. For a brief explanation of how government protects itself from significant alteration, I invite your readers to read the article /BORG -  the Robot We Call Government

For a more comprehensive analysis of the nature of government, and an explanation of a potential alternative to government, I invite your readers to read the article Ethics, Law, & Government.

 If the tea party was a-political, they would challenge the scam at the Federal Reserve.  They will not.  The Federal Reserve is a Ponzi scheme destined for inherent national bankruptcy.

The FRBNY handled $8.4 trillion from T-auctions last year and hid the profit from Congress. Is that embezzlement? Ref.  http://www.scribd.com/doc/49040689 or  http://www.usa-the-republic.com/banks/Federal_Reserve_Ripoff.pdf   ,