The Dread Pirate Roberts theory of politics

Tam points out that the Tweedle-Dee party is pretty hard to tell from the Tweedle-Dumb party:

The biggest problem with voting is that people generally go to the polls for one of two reasons: Either to tell other people what to do, or to take their stuff.

Milton Friedman channels his inner Tam:

But Friedman gives us a clue to the conundrum.  Political skill matters in the electorate, because Politicians are mostly greedy for power and not too smart.  And that is our advantage.

Thus I return to a recurring theme here:

They're greedy for power, and not very bright, and so can be intimidated.  It is, if you'd like, the Dred Pirate Roberts theory of politics:

Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.

Dr. Johnson said that when a man is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.  Keep them in fear for their seats, and the worst of the shenanigans will take care of themselves.

Whether this is long-term stable (over the course of a decade) or not, I have no clue.  But the moment is now.  We can break them to our will.