Thursday, December 11, 2008

Government and Its Discontents

Its not just Blago. I open my paper and just today I read about ...

Nora S. Anderson, a candidate for judge in New York Surrogate Court accused of campaign finance violations.

Anthony Seminerio, a New York assemblyman accused of selling state business to the highest bidder.

Diane Wilkerson, a Massachusetts state senator accused of stuffing bribe money up her sweater.

Charlie Rangel, a U.S. congressman with a plethora of problems.

Then there's the past eight years of BushCo and general Republican corruption and malfeasance.

So I ask you -- what is going on? Are these isolated incidents? Or did politicians as a group grow tired of watching the hedge fund guys go from moving their cash with wheelbarrows to moving it with with shipping containers and decide to get in on the action?

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