> Same one it did during Watergate - the Voice of the Establishment.
Does the wiki def of est (below) fairly represent your meaning? And do you mean that they represent a third, and independent party, rather than an ally of either side (intel/admin)?
"The Establishment" is a pejorative term used in Western societies to refer to the controlling (elite) structures and majority values of those societies. The "establishment" is often said to be holding a lock on wealth and political power. Mostly est. is used as its abbreviation. The WASP's, old boy network, or good ol' boy network (in the Southern United States) have roughly the same connotations."
Martin