This mess is an example of a much larger problem: We are being governed by a bunch of attorneys who do not hesitate to lie, cheat and steal and play all of us for the fools that we are. Recent examples include a President telling lies (keep your insurance and doctor, save $2,500 a year, etc.) without consequences. This is not limited to a single party. It travels equally well on both rails and spans from mayors and governors to senators and, yes, Presidents.<p>Not sure what the solution to this might be. This is the stuff of so-called third world countries. I have long held that we are not far from "them", we just do it differently and don't take to the streets en-masse when we are lied to and royally screwed.<p>Maybe one day we will and things will start to change. A lot of these people belong to jail for what they've done to this country. My guess is that if you are under, say, 30, you are going to have to suffer the consequences of what these people have been doing to the country for, say, 50 years. And your children. Well, there's a school of thought that is of the opinion that your children migt just get to experiencethe US as a near third world country in about 50 years.<p>Our politicians must be accountable for their actions and must have consequences for misleading and manipulating the people. Not sure how that happens. Not sure what laws would deal with this. If there aren't any, there ought to be.