A political tragedy, part 1

Few people would deny that politics is an important part of American culture. As contentious as political campaigns often get, it is a fact of life that politics is how we elect our leaders in the United States.

Politics is messy sometimes and divisive sometimes, but necessary always – if we are to have governmental officials chosen by the people. Unfortunately, sometimes those who get elected to office abuse the positions of trust the voters have given them.

We almost always have at least one – and usually more – political corruption scandals going on in the United States. They occur at all l...