[lentulusgracchus]

.....this man is so corrupt that it defies logic that people aren’t up in arms.

Enough of the People are themselves corrupt. The politicians have encouraged the People to lower their standards .... like Dennis Miller's long-ago description of the Devil, as a charming, witty fellow who helps you lower your standards "just a little bit".

[wastoute]

The pine tar on the ball player’s neck was like the last straw for me. I feel like the guy with the lantern looking for an honest man. It appears there are damn few. Integrity is a thing of the past, it seems. No wonder the country is in such poor shape.