If this is where we are at as a nation then, truly, there is no longer any hope. This kind of corruption runs deep and is, and has been, pervasive for awhile - and sounds like on both sides of the political divide.
This crap has been going on for generations. It has become the accepted norm with the political class. Our nation is in dire need for people with integrity and honor to fill elected offices.
The bureaucracy must be purge as well.