When decent and honest people don't run for office and win, the lowlifes in expensive suits are more than happy to fill the void. They can rob us blind legally, because they write the laws and have armed force to back them. And how are they voted in, except that the majority of voters either want to be ruled (safety over liberty), are willing to believe what they're told without checking facts or thinking of the long-term consequences of their vote, or don't take thier vote seroiusly enough. Too busy with TV and sports or taking care of their family and job.
We see the loss of respect for God. We see the recent polls that say 60% of high school grads think it's okay to cheat, and another that says the average citizen scores higher on a civics test than the average politician, so it looks bleak right now.
It is said by many bible scholars that the US isn't menioned in the book of Revelation. Which makes me think of the TV show Flashforward. Many of the characters saw the future. But many saw nothing. Darkness.
I think the idea is that you can NEVER rely on the honesty of politicians. Complaining about politicians lying is like complaining about hookers being floosies. Duh. The trick is to limit government’s scope, size, and power, and to preserve the rights and defenses of the people at large. Government attracts schemers, job-seekers, ambitious men. It has ALWAYS been this way.