The Swamp operages a rigged game

Gallop: t's been fashionable to make jokes about Congress' historically low approval ratings, unbelievable incompetence in the government and now, unfortunately, the perception of widespread government corruption. Pundits and talk-radio hosts have a field day with this. So do late-night comics.

It's not funny anymore.

A staggering 75% of the American public believe corruption is "widespread" in the U.S. government. Not incompetence, but corruption. This alarming figure has held steady since 2010, up from 66% in 2009.

This sense of corruption probably contributes to much of the extreme anxiety and unrest we see today -- including protests, lower voter turnout and increased interest in guns.

Rigging the game is a necessity.  Take a look, Texas, California; they do not co-exist in DC except via a rigged game.