Why pols are corrupt?

How is that there seems to be an increase in politician corruption?

Matt Towery with a theory...

Too many people are attracted to elective office to satisfy their own egos. They're willing to sacrifice family and personal economic responsibility so that they can regularly get their rear ends kissed. It's sad, but it's true. Believe me.

Some states have gotten smart. Florida has a total ban on gifts and gratuities to its elected officials. That helps. But efforts like these don't eliminate the arrogance and sense of entitlement that make some part-time public officials feel entitled to honor and tribute at every turn.

I would offer this bit of wisdom

Most politicians were the total goobers in high school. They weren't talented enough to be a jock, a musician, a thespian, or an academician, but they hungered for public adulation none the less. In addition, they probably had a nice sprinkling of narcissism thrown in to their own warped personality. So politics became a natural career path for them.

Second, there would be no corruption in politics if these guys had no money to throw around. John Quixote McCain tried to "clean up" campaign finance and all he did was pushed more money into nonaccountable outlets. If the feds had no money, how much money do you think the Obamanator would have raised for his campaign? I'm thinking it would have been materially less than the $750 million he did raise.

I've been around a lot of local politicians, and I can say that most of these guys have the most screwed up lives you could believe. And those are the republicans.

When we quit trusting pols to take care of us and take our money back from them, I'm guessing the corruption will clean itself up.

Until then, Blago will become the standard bearer.