no real infrastructure, no long term planning, no mentoring going on, not even for corrupt reasons, not even to maintain godawful american imperial hegemony and class interests. the 'plan', such as it is, is "we're gonna be here until the icy grip of time takes us out, what's after doesn't matter"
And the cherry on top is they get to live longer and healthier with the finest healthcare our money can buy, all while withholding that same privilege from us
That Clyburn article where he basically said "well what the fuck else am I gonna do" was so telling They'd rather die clinging to power than to learn how to go fishing or something
"history is over and we are its stewards. it will die with us." --the democrats
the saying goes is it's a big club, and you're ain't in it, and that is true. but there is a club within that club of people in their 70s, 80s, who see no reason why they should have to share anything or plan beyond themselves even for selfish reasons. even ghoulish asskissers get nothing from them.
there are even boomer dems in the house who can tell them "please, i wanna bomb iran and give the cops a trillion dollars, i think israel should get to do whatever it wants, i want crypto to be unregulated, can i please just get a leg up in the ladder" and leadership will still go "not your turn".