The Establishment

Control of one of America's two political parties is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. That control is manifested in primaries, which is why primary elections are so vital. You might be a brainless nonentity, but if you are blessed by the Republican or Democratic establishment, you can end up as rich as Sarah Palin or Chelsea Clinton.

In the last week, we saw several  major institutions in the Democratic establishment (Planned Parenthood, for one) endorse Hillary Clinton before the first primary. Bernie Sanders, Hillary's outsider primary opponent, remarked that these endorsements came from the establishment that he was running against. Bill Clinton, the Big Dawg, immediately went on TV to claim that Planned Parenthood was not part of the establishment.

Big Dawg was lying.  Keep in mind that Big Dawg is the head of the Democratic establishment. He's made hundreds of millions of dollars. He denies the existence of the establishment as John Gotti used to deny the existence of the Mafia. Planned Parenthood, an excellent organization, was repaying the Clintons for their establishment support over the years. The chits have come due. From all sides, you now see governors, party chair leaders, Democratic columnists, etc., called into action to stop Bernie Sanders. Eight years ago the Democratic establishment failed to stop Obama, but they managed to co-opt him in part,  manning most of the posts in his administration.  This time the establishment intends to dominate the primaries and restore the proper order.