Politics? Meaningful or less

Looking back historically one can observe that with a few exceptions politics have been a game of the wealthy and morally corrupt. If one attempts to pull on the thread of logic and money the whole tapestry unravels to reveal little more than glamorous language to deceive while money grubbing or chasing other materiel is cloaked in ideological shells.

These are the lessons of the wikileaks conducted cablegate release, at least as restricted to foreign affairs. Is there any reason to think that domestic issues are treated differently? What happens where the two intersect in what are commonly called "trade agreements"?

The most famous of which NAFTA, which has done nothing to hinder the war on unions, in fact it has enhanced it by adding a whole new array of choices for management. Yet it pales in comparison to the benefits won by management in going to China where a "socialist government" keeps unions in check and allows tax loop-holes back to off-shore locations. Surprisingly not many Federal level politicians offer any sort of consideration to these workers. Sure seems like a strange form of representation.