Political Appointees - Daschle and Others

I have a simple but pessimistic philosophy but it helps explain situations like this.   My premise is: Politicians are unethical, dishonest, and immoral. They take care of themselves first, those who give them money second, and last and least, if it is convenient, those who vote for them.   I look only at what a politician does.    To paraphrase Obama's preacher, politicians say what politicians have to say.   Question: How do you know a politician is lying? Answer: Their mouth is moving.   Oh yes, one other point to my philosophy. When a politician accuses another politician of doing something dishonest, immoral or unethical, the accuser does the same thing and maybe worse.   I believe Will Rogers said something about sending the town thief up to rob Washington DC. I believe the voters have out-done themselves.   We have to answer the question "Why would a lobbyist pay an ex-senator or an ex-representative or an ex-cabinet member, or an ex-staff member for Congress or the President millions of dollars just because they 'know' people?" Are they all for sale?   Evidence supports an affirmative answer.