"the crux of the American elite"

"the crux of the American elite: making massive mistakes and engaging in destructive behavior and then demanding that everyone — except them — bear the brunt of the consequences."

From Glen Greenwald's recent article: The Right's Brittle Heroshttp://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/08/12-3

The line above is the last line of Greenwald's article and really captures what we've seen over the past 40 years from Nixon, Reagan, the Bushes and obviously the case should RR steal the next election. In fact it also describes the rich in the novel, The Great Gatsby.