Clear observation, Vic.
If we had an effective method for identifying and constraining psychopaths, pathological liars, and similar dangerous dysfunctionals, Washington would become a ghost town.
Imagine the kind of people who are drawn to Washington--the political power center of the richest, most powerful nation in history--and at a time when Western Civilization itself teters at the brink of decadence; the American people are unconcerned about of acceleration of money and power flowing into Washington; and the press, universities, and Hollywood serve as a propaganda machine, encouraging the flow and the decadence itself.
I think you’re on to something...