[DPMD]

Could we maybe get this guy to focus his gaze on the well-established U.S. Government, in particular the House and the Senate? It might make the Iraqi version look pretty clean.

[68skylark]

Could we maybe get this guy to focus his gaze on the well-established U.S. Government, in particular the House and the Senate? It might make the Iraqi version look pretty clean.

I understand your joke -- there IS corruption in Washington and we're smart to keep that in mond. But honestly, the corruption in the thrid world is really nothing like what we have here.

[snarks_when_bored]

Of course, corruption and thievery are part of the human condition...they're everywhere. Earlier this morning, I ran across this little gem about the Swedes (the Swedes, for chrissakes!):

95 percent of Swedes 'cheat the system'

Here's the first paragraph:

Nearly 95 percent of Swedes admit that they abuse the country's public services and benefits systems. Only 5 percent never bend the rules, according to a new study carried out by two senior economists.

Stories like this have to make one wonder what planet Hillary Rodham Clinton is living on if she thinks that any universal health plan is going to stay within manageable budgetary limits. Why doesn't she understand that, like Bill Clinton (her matrimonial ticket to power), almost everybody cheats?