grow up around dulles airport, and washington has become disconnected this article says in many other ways just by the wealth. >> i heard a couple of nights ago a very prominent political reporter was asked by somebody who doesn't live in washington anymore, what's washington like now? he said there are no democrats or republicans. there are just rich people. >> i think one of the most interesting things is with the downsizing of the federal government, which is one of the big secrets of some of the election campaigns, that actually much of the work of federal and military contracting especially has been outsourced. there's a great line in this piece that there are contractors who now can -- consultants that help you get consulting jobs on how to consult and how to get contractors for government contracts. some of it is high-tech, but a lot is the vast amount of money pouring into washington is going to contractors and outsourcing