re: #50 SixDegrees

Agree on both counts. To my eyes and ears, The Family has become a convenient boogey man whose bona fides are thin, at best. And if they are, indeed, some uber-powerful group of invisible overlords who wield powers beyond our ken, well, we’re never going to find out about them anyway.

Unlike you, apparently, I’ve actually read Jeff Sharlett’s book, and before reflexively dismissing this as a “boogey man” you might want to actually learn something about them. This group is highly influential in Washington DC.

The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power.