The oligarchs who ran the country – and the world – had no principals, no morals, and no Code of Honor. Their indentured servants, the politicians, pretended to have them, but their skills were, just like those of the prostitute who tells her john he just gave her the best orgasm, to appear to have a moral purpose just beyond their self-enrichment. That much was enough to get them through the next election.

The financial elite already have the politicians in their pockets, as a result of their lobbying.

Almost everyone in politics nowadays has at least one conflict of interest.

Politics should be a field that attracts statesmen, not future CEO’s and board members.

I think we do need a Constitutional amendment to take the profit out of politics by imposing term limits.

Politicians are crooks!

Politicians were famous for double-speak and were consummate liars. That’s why George W. Bush had to be their favorite president. It’s easier to commit a fraud when the actor believes his lie to the point of a conviction