"Deep down they all respect him, but most in congress are either evil/perverted, bribed, blackmailed, only seek re-election, or just plain greedy."
Look what is being confessed by the house members in Great-Britain right now. They have all been abusing their privileges to the extreme and beyond.
If capitalism is going down now as a system, it is all due to corruption and (as during the Roman empire) it started with the leaders. No checks and balances by the population, because their are being entertained by games and their tele.
So what to do now with these corrupt leaders?