[bottlepalm]

I guess when you grow up, you figure out the internal machinery isn't as interesting as your imagination thinks it is. And also that somehow the people involved are part of some secret network that has the ability to keep the truth from you. That's some good old fashioned 90s x-files mentality.

[DANmode]

It’s not a secret, or something you need to grow up to understand, ya condescending prick.

It’s (often unspoken) quid pro quo.

Like getting years of millions of dollars in speaking deals from corps after a favorable administration.

I noticed you had no retort for my other (name dropping) reply…