Why politicians prove politics is the last resort of scoundrels?
960180
Politicians are immune from many crimes when serving as public official claiming that if they get arrested, the government will collapse.
824062
In a way I think it is apathy but I believe the reason for the apathy is that they don't believe they can make a damn bit of difference.\n\nMost people don't think that there is such a thing as a truthful and honest local politician and that just by applying they would be fighting against people who revel in bribery and corruption on a small but very slimy scale.  So why bother?!\n\nAlso it's expensive, time consuming and, even though not all local government is slime encrusted, it seems to be a bunch of small minded people round a table arguing for hours over tea and biscuits.  Who wants to do that when you could be down the pub with your mates?\n\nBe great if more people got involved with it but I don't think they will.
604252
You can look at this situation in one of three ways:\n\n1) Only liars run for office.\n2) Politicians lie because of their job.\n3) Everyone lies, but politicians are the only ones whose lives we scrutinize closely enough to notice.\n\n#1 doesn't make sense - why wouldn't there be any honest people who wanted to make a difference?\n#2 doesn't make sense, what is it about serving the public good that would make ALL of them liars?\n#3 is the only plausible solution.
803835
yes, in order to be a politician, you have to be a great manipulator, but not a liar... in fact, nobody can tell the truth everytime, so what politicians do is to tell the truth in a way that it is convenient. I see nothing wrong with that. Instead of saying "I hate you", they may say "I don't like you very much"
1088494
because they are selfish, greedy bastards not all but their is a lot of corruption when it comes to politics
1005857
Politicians too often forget who sent them to the capital/capitol, and why they are there.  They seem to get caught up in the lifestyle of Washington, in particular, and take up a "go long to get along" attitude.  A good man in politics is too quickly disillusioned, and leaves.  Part of the problem is the current laws (and electoral laziness) make it much easier for incumbents to retain their seats.  Politics was not intended to be a lifetime job, but it has become such in many cases.
401303
The same reason ALL big-time politicians are dishonest and corrupt..  because they HAVE to be in order to get elected by the CITIZENS of this country!\n\nAn honest person will NEVER make it out of local city politics because the first time they admit to ever being HUMAN and making MISTAKES like adultery, lying, using drugs in their youth, having an alcohol problem, ever needing psychotropic medication for depression... seeing a therapist, being late on bills, liking porn, masturbating, wanting to hit someone, picking their nose in public or changing their mind about anything... we, the people of the USA will jump on the *Hang them out to dry* media bandwagon and their careers will be over.\n\nSo ya... if we want honest politicians we are gonna have to stop picking them apart and stay the phuck out of their personal lives.  Otherwise we end up with what we have now.. which is lobby-wh*r*s and partisan puppets with no opinions that haven't been previously approved by DC pollsters.
1140702
MOST POLITICIANS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS ARE SUPERCILIOUS.\n\nMEANING THAT THEY ARE ARROGANT - SCORNFUL - AND INDIFFERENT TO THE CRITICISM FLUNG AT THEM FROM THE POPULACE.\n\nTHE WRITER GEORGE ORWELL DESCRIBED THEM RIGHTLY IN HIS BOOK - THE ROAD TO WIGAN PIER. PUBLISHED IN 1936. SEVENTY YEARS AGO.  HE CRITICISED THE ENTIRE POLITICAL AND SOCIALISTIC STRUCTURE IN BRITAIN.\n\nTHE LABOUR AND SOCIALIST PARTIES USED TO USE IT AS THEIR RECOMMENDED READING UNTIL THEY REALISED THAT ORWELL LAMBASTED THEM IN ITS PAGES ALSO.\n\nWELL WORTH READING. YOU CAN ACTUALLY ACCESS IT ON-LINE EASILY.
154322
i doubt it. but if i gotta fo to prison, id wanna go there.\nif politics is no longer lucrative, the crooks wont want the positions.
812976
Why can't you see that all politicians are hypocrites?
136321
It is so obviously true that I wonder why you bothered to ask.\n\nWorld leaders -- politicians -- are like the artist who used to live next to me, who said that the truth had no particular appeal for him over an interesting or useful lie.\n\nWe've gotten to the point where there is simply no value placed on truth, honesty, integrity, by those who wield power.  I have long and tedious theories as to why this is so, but suffice to say that as long as we continue to permit them to behave this way, and vote for them anyway, we may deserve our fate.  In any case, those of us who HAVE a vote, whether we bother to use it or not, must share in the blame for dishonesty in our elected leaders.
1007752
Corruption and extreamly old politicians
48085
Polititians are the biggest crooks in all of humanity. They can Serve for four years and get pensions, medical benefits for them and their families and much more. In the meantime these bastards keep people with over twenty years on that job from receiving the same benefits, and that is why they are called crooks- so run, go vote for your local crook.  polititian.
974452
Damn politicians/crooks
734860
Never. Twisting words is what politicians do. That's why so many of them used to be reporters.
1085342
there is no such thing politics is the very basis of lying and cheating and stealing. this government needs a good restructuring get rid of the idiots there for money, cut back wages severely then only people who really want to make a difference will try to get elected.
647540
So they are less controlled by politics. They have no loyalty to a particular party or politician if their jobs are secure.