As long as its various revenues such as taxes continue to arrive, our government will be unable to smell the rank and pervasive stench of its own corruption.  Ergo, it has no reason whatsoever to address its own failings—until, that is, its purse starts getting messed with.  Then it’ll mewl its standard victimhood lament because its spine is missing.

“Self-correction” is one of the very biggest lies ever foisted on the people of this country.