Yes Paul you can assume that all long term politicians of both parties are parasites too.
Our system was intended for folks to serve the country for a short time and return to their homes. What we have now is a new class of royalty who feel as though they are our masters and the way they ignore us and bow to the powerful is not how it was intended by the folks who set up our system. One of our current Senators lives in New York City. Our over 30 year Congressman from Springfield puts on his blue jeans and visits his subjects and acts like he is a commoner too.
Anyone who makes it a lifetime job to rule over us should be replaced at once.