I totally agree with you, all government is crooked and some people are just smarter about how to do it and not do it themselves but have someone else do it and still they get the rewards. Then they act like the innocent party not knowing anything at all.

Hello, if he was stealing from you would you feel so sorry for him and his family, this is what he was doing in a sort of way. Not doing the job he was being paid for. What else was he doing, I would be interested in it if they would dig further into his matters while in office and I am sure they will find lots more crooked deals and payouts and such. He is not rich just because of a paycheck, it is because of what he is doing. I wonder how much freebees he got at our expense, I live in Chicago, so he used us.

When we can count on our politicians to do what we the people want and vote for thinks we want done, and speak up for us in government matters as we would if given the right ------- this will happen when pigs fly and hell freezes over, there will always be corruption in big business and government is as big as it gets.

Yes he is a sacrificial lamb led to the slaughter while others continue with their dirty business in Chicago. It happens everywhere not just Chicago. Washington is a good example where corruption is taking place and someone mentioned on another website that when we change our government, it should be a mandatory thing that no one in any position can stay in that position for life or any predetermined amount of time. That if he/she is not doing the job we do not have to wait 4 years or whatever to remove that person. They should be fired just like any other person on any other job. Also, no judges will be in their position for a "life term either". They also will be removed as well as any vice president or president if they are not doing the job they need to do and it should not take an impeachment process to get them out. If you worked for a company and you were not doing a good job, would they say, hay we think we will let you stay 4 more years doing a lousy job and then your fired? No they call you in and say your services are not longer needed or your fired. Done over gone We need to do this with all forms of government too, not wait until 4 years or what comes around.

Good to send a message to punish some and let others get away with it sometimes too Money talks sometimes and also people in high places are not like us "common hardworking struggling people". If we did what they do we would go to jail switly and not so much "publicity" . However, we would have the book thrown at us as they say, not just a slap on the wrist. Money talks and important people can get away with lots of things like less time in jail.

Yes Ed, corruption is not only on one side, people are people and where there is money to be made easier and faster all levels of government and those even associated with the government are eager to get into the business. Can't catch them all and punish them all.

Republican = hypocrite

Chris = unoriginal

Donny = predictable

I suppose so but who would hire him? He will not be able to be in any government job ever more and his name is destroyed as far as creditability. Would you hire him knowing what he is?

Well spoken Susan, except for your statement of a gangster in the White House. Obama is our finest president since Kennedy.
What we do need are serious Term Levels at all Levels of government. If a President can only serve 8 Years, why not the same limits for Senators and congressmen. While it may not stop corruption completely, it will minimize the long and corrupt relationships between our public servants ( boy is that a misnomer) and the corrupt money driven lobbyists that really run the country.

No really, a can of SPAM would make a better president than Obama. It's not Trolling, by using objects, which obviously can't be president, it really portrays how bad of a president he really is.