Sick of the Grand Conspiracy?

[Johnny1A.2]

Originally Posted by jeff_wilson

and Boss Tweed was but one of a succession of bosses of the Tamany Hall political machine that ran for 180 years.

But a political machine like Tammany isn't exactly a conspiracy. It may do some things in secret, but the basic nature and existence of 'machines' is rarely any secret from any but the most sheltered/naive. Usually such organizations are less concerned with secrecy than 'deniability'.