Washington, D.C., just like every seat of government, suffers from the malady of arrogance. One needn't look beyond the local city council, county board, state or national legislatures or any executive office at all levels of government to find how pride infects thought processes. Hardly an individual taking an oath of office manages to escape the pride of position that soon engenders pretentiousness, rapidly replacing the mindset of representing the voters who elected them. Barely detectable, the process occurs incrementally with disastrous results as those claiming expertise by virtue of their office annul the people's will.
