To Clean A Swamp, Flush It, Do Not Drain It
As Is The Feeling,So Is The Result. The usual metaphor is, drain the swamp, which IIRC, originated with Nancy Pelosi (?). Contemplating the metaphor, I thought, yes, that is why we see so much scum at the top reaches of American politics and institutions: scum usually resides at the bottom of a swamp, but when…