as far as anything is concerned dealing with such a scandal it always goes deeper then what is shown to the public; I am not bashing the politicians in any way- just watching them throw up a smoke screen. In this country small petty car stereo thiefs get close to 3 years in jail while these corps steal peoples life savings and get 6 months + 100,000 fine that doesn't even come close to how much they stole I say they should not go to jail; rather EVERY bit of assetts they have should be seized and given back to the people they stole it from. Also they need to be watched as well because they always have "hidden" stashes and government loop holes to keep thousands of dollars in their pocket after being wiped; but again let me ask you this? You are a person running for an important position whether it be at your school or work; and you really don't have much money, Here I come-I am a multimillion dollar vp of a successful company and just offer you the money you need. Yes you are going to take that money because in your eyes I'a great guy, I have no problems (yet) and my company LOOKS profitable. You win your election largely by help from me and my funnelling of thousands of dollars-GREAT! NOW I have been stealing millions of dollars while laying off thousands of employees and the people are now looking at you to do something about it, what would you do? I have given you your seat in where ever you were running, I have been a true friend by supplying you with money. Could you go forward and prosecute me knowing if you did you stand to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations? NO you wouldn't and the reason being is not by your single choice but the other house reps I have also been feeding all along will not allow you to, they will put up roadblock after roadblock. Remember a couple years ago they wanted to end the money donating from clintons regime? What ever happened to that? They squashed it because they knew you do not bite the hand that feeds you. How would I know this? My uncle is a senate man and fills me in on the B.S..