Bingo!

Coons and Warner. I'm not a bit shocked they were there. Hardly an indictment on the entire party.

I just think it would be way more efficient to point out things the Dem party is actually doing wrong in order to effect that change.

When Senator Sanders (I-VT) decides to commit to the Democratic Party... Well I'll leave the rest up to your imagination. So far he only "caucuses with the Democrats."

The Democratic party does not need to change, our public leaders, Pelosi and Schumer, are doing a great job.

I don't like how Sanders supporters are trying to "tea party" the Democratic Party from the left. We are a united big tent Party.

That's all I have to say on the subject.

That's two different parties

a professional politician too. And he plays a game just like the rest.

Sounds a little to pure for me.

And then they shake hands and go out for beer afterwards. So yeah it's an illusion!

all actors and we are watching a huge play at times.

When news becomes infotainment, this is exactly who and what they are: actors, playing their parts. After an appearance, they collect their paychecks and move on, their personal lives relatively unruffled by the effects of their roles they are playacting. It's all in day's work.

they know that "We the People" are largely morons so they deal with us in a way that we understand: reality television programming.

They probably threw out at more fine food from this event than what lots of people get to eat in 3 months.

And these folks aren't sitting up there eating beans and rice.

parties in the Hamptons, it was a couple years ago. I assumed those days were gone, apparently not.

and they wouldn't give you the sweat off their balls or piss on you if you were on fire.

The club was formed by four southerners in the Willard Hotel to celebrate the birthday of Confederate Civil War General Robert E. Lee. It began admitting blacks in 1974 and women in 1994.[2] In 2009, President Barack Obama spoke at the club's annual dinner, saying, "This dinner began almost one hundred years ago as a way to celebrate the birthday of General Robert E. Lee. If he were here with us tonight, the General would be 202 years old. And very confused."[9]

The club was named in reference to the alfalfa plant's supposed willingness to "do anything for a drink."[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfalfa_Club

Hypocrisy personified.

Government of, by, and for the wealthy.

There is still a free (as in unfettered), informative, investigative press. It just seems like the agenda-pushing press is bigger and the financial ties more obfuscated than before.

I think we need some media companies broken into smaller pieces to restore some competition.

It's hard to tell who are the palace/corporate criers of narratives, and who are the journalists of transparent reality.

We think we can, but when you look around you see that most people can't or don't want to know any reports of reality. Just snippets of a hint of rules or a plan or system outside our public arena.

And now a fifth estate is nudging in. The "alternative" media...

https://www.poynter.org

And a watchdog or two to help us sort media out ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Lab

Is she or he ever home with their kids other than to play dress up (Star Wars) and have a photo op?

What a waste of space on our planet and oxygen that could be used for decent people.

Sickening,h

Money and/or Power. Enough said.

concerns me.

I think there's a lot more that needs to be sorted out and said.

Are they the globalist crowd? Austerity economics crowd? Buyer of governments, data and Intel crowd?

just like pro wrestling.

Unlike pro wrestling, the marks who follow DC politics still think the shit is real.

we aren't a part of. Make your choice wisely this November. Hopefully there is someone left who might not want to play along. We'll see.

and these folks all seem to be fabulously wealthy and connected. I saw 3 Democrats plus Joe Lieberman on that list. Didn't see any of our presidential candidates on there.

Maybe if it was a wine cave....

No way could I make nice with scum, as listed.
I can't even argue anymore. If it's issues, and they don't support the #IPOTUS, fine.
But if they are supporters of the orange menace, I can't even engage anymore.

let alone get in the parking area.

These folks are stone cold sociopaths for the most part.

I knew I didn't like that asshole.

That’s an outfit that grooms young conservatives to go into TV news and, preferably, to carry their conservative worldview into the media with them.

Jonathan Karl is one of their marquee-name success stories.

https://www.google.com/search?q=the+collegiate+network&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

Maybe they’d learn to work together

To them, it's a game, a scam they play on the public. Probably been going on for a heckuva long time, but that was before the internet. People are starting to notice.

Used to hang out together all the time.

They spent most of their time on the bench agreeing with each other on the minutiae of weird legal corner cases.

It's a "scene". The DC "scene". People go where they are invited.
I suppose that in politics, like other arenas, people work on "making the scene".

I get invited to a lot of parties connected to the Chicago music "scene".
I go to parties where I can't stand half of the people there, yet love the other half.
I go to be with the half that I love.

Much ado about nothing. Again.

appears anorexic. Where's George? NOTE to KellyAnn: Do not wear outfits like that. Not attractive, at all.

I'll now go into my cave, comfortable in my faded jeans and tee.

... way to nice to each other while peoples lives are at stake.

My cousin’s husband (Jared Cohen) is on that list!

Pretty sure he is a Democrat.

These sorts of things exist so people can socialize in a non-work environment, but a reporter is always a reporter.

on the Hill...does not shock me..

Their kids go to the same schools. They golf at the same country clubs. The hangout at the same social functions. But you put them on tv and they can't stand the other guy.

To handle all the bullshit.

-- George Carlin