Why 'Draining the Swamp' Makes America Dumber

Lee Drutman wrote for CNN about the presence of career politicians in Washington:

With each passing day, it's harder and harder to take Donald Trump's campaign promise to "drain the swamp" seriously.

Between the parade of billionaires he has nominated for cabinet secretary positions and the endless stream of conflicts of interest Trump will face separating his businesses from his presidency, the idea that Trump is somehow going to rid Washington of special interests seems more and more laughable.

But to anyone who understood how Washington works, his "drain the swamp" proposals should have been laughable from the start.