Bow to the Oligarchy

President Obama was elected to work for everyone in the country from the 300 million ordinary people to the swanky few who constitute the dominant oligarchy.  I've backed him, but I have to admit that his economic advisers have mostly come from Wall Street and represented the interests of the intelligent super-rich. Like Bill Clinton, Obama ran for President opposed to free-trade agreements and then supported the agreements once he was elected. We can expect Hillary Clinton to do the same. That is how the system works.

Meanwhile we have a secure room in the basement of the U.S. Capitol where members of congress are allowed to read the nearly 1000 page Trans-Pacific Partnership draft agreement. No notes or copies can be taken. The treaty is top secret. No discussion so far. And no amendments to the agreement, which was negotiated by the oligarchy, right? We retain the right to bow and kiss the whip.