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Source: Nunes: Ben Rhodes Must Have Seen the Russian Dossier – Cortney OBrien

Even the most non political person can’t help but be exposed to the never ending river of controversy, scandal and subterfuge that flows from Washington D.C.  This is hardly a recent phenomenon; scandals are as inexorably linked to politics as fingernails are to fingers.

All of this shady behavior has resulted in a bull market for lawyers and investigators to probe whatever malfeasance has been imagined to have been propagated by whomever.  It’s like primary school only with adults and real money.  Ultimately however, nothing much seems to come from all of the investigations, legal procedures and huffing and puffing.

Back in the day, if there was ever discovery of impropriety, it was over.  The perp is shamefully forced out of office or people spend time in the hoosegow….piled of top of which was a heaping dollop of disgrace.  In our modern times, the notion of anyone being brought to account for actions which are several times more severe is laughingly quaint.  What’s more, the same gaggle of perps seems to appear anytime someone  even mentions the word ‘scandal’.  You would think a lot of money could be saved by just investigating the same people!  Like the famous Gary Larson cartoon, they don’t even pretend to conceal their efforts.

And why should they? Over the past 8 years, despite overwhelming evidence condemning their proven nefarious activities, no one in government has suffered any penal consequence.  People are allowed to resign, keep their pensions, write a book and become a sage pundit on MSNBC.  Who suffered from the IRS scandal? Fast and Furious? The Benghazi cover up? Anyone go to jail? Pay a fine? Write numerous times on a chalkboard? A strong scolding?

What’s clear is that malfeasance on the progressive side of the political divide is not punished with the same zeal as if the accused were a conservative.  The conviction of Scooter Libby for activities that pale in comparison to what’s happening now with the FBI investigations show just how slanted the process is.

What’s worse is that the very ones who were found to have told knee slapping whoppers are still in the media tsk tsking about truth and discovery.  The very same names keep popping up again and again like the fat guy at the buffet table.  This is a real life version of the famous line from the film Casablanca, in which the police captain tells his men to round up the usual suspects.  Imagine if exterminators came to your house and identified the vermin but just sent them on their way.

In Washington, as in most businesses, the general means by which to get things done is by the classic carrot and stick methodology.  From the public’s perspective, it looks as if political operatives get all carrot and no stick.  As we can imagine, this only emboldens people to act without any real fear of consequences and thus nefarious activity becomes standard operating procedure.