We have to have an effective way of dealing with this. The problem will not go away as long as we put humans in politics.
We could call this the "Duke Cunningham Syndrome."
Duke - the Republican Representative for San Diego - just got eight years and four months of prison time for accepting $2,400,000 in bribes, of which he has to repay $1,800,000. All that and prostate cancer , too.
Duke flew an F4 Phantom during the Vietnam war, and once shot down three enemy planes in one day.
So, someone who is a role model for bravery and self-sacrifice becomes the most corrupt (by dollar value) in the House of Representatives.
If it can happen to him...
Just because we have a few 'noble' (more or less) people in politics, we should not assume they are immune to greed.
Yes, we need a true ethics commissioner. Not to mention an increased RCMP efort in Ottawa.
We could call this the "Duke Cunningham Syndrome."
Duke - the Republican Representative for San Diego - just got eight years and four months of prison time for accepting $2,400,000 in bribes, of which he has to repay $1,800,000. All that and prostate cancer , too.
Duke flew an F4 Phantom during the Vietnam war, and once shot down three enemy planes in one day.
So, someone who is a role model for bravery and self-sacrifice becomes the most corrupt (by dollar value) in the House of Representatives.
If it can happen to him...
Just because we have a few 'noble' (more or less) people in politics, we should not assume they are immune to greed.
Yes, we need a true ethics commissioner. Not to mention an increased RCMP efort in Ottawa.