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leveymg

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1. No. There are no countervailing checks or independent institutions anymore.

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 06:36 PM

Dec 2011

You need those to get indictments. Come to think of it, nobody in any real position of authority -- even on Wall Street -- has been indicted during this Administration. That's part of the corruption and the silent scandal.

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Is the Obama administration the LEAST corrupt/scandalous administration of the past 40 years? [View all] FarLeftFist Dec 2011 OP

No. There are no countervailing checks or independent institutions anymore. leveymg Dec 2011 #1

Exactly right n2doc Dec 2011 #6

Everyone in the Exec. Branch is now immunized, past, present, and (they hope) future leveymg Dec 2011 #13

Yes. There are a class of people that are immune at the top. mmonk Dec 2011 #15

Then, there needs to be a way for the community to police them, even if the police won't. leveymg Dec 2011 #18

Is this a scandal/corruption-free administration?! FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #2

Starting to wonder. now_zad Dec 2011 #3

Yet no one has been indicted, so what's your point? FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #4

you think lack of indictments means lack of corruption???? bowens43 Dec 2011 #12

You think these republicans would give the D's an inch to hide behind? FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #24

You sure have all the Faux Snewz talking points doc03 Dec 2011 #7

You likely have been too influenced by Fox News karynnj Dec 2011 #17

Thank you, thank you, thank you - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #30

When are we getting the Ignore function back for dissimulators? - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #29

No. But it's an interesting take on our justice, xchrom Dec 2011 #5

I wouldn't consider "number of indictments" to be a reliable metric. gkhouston Dec 2011 #8

U.S. slips to historic low in global corruption index joshcryer Dec 2011 #9

No one is indicted for anything anymore. JoeyT Dec 2011 #10

no. bowens43 Dec 2011 #11

Care to back up that "no" with some evidence? n/t GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #14

Second Terms Are When The Scandals Flare Up... KharmaTrain Dec 2011 #16

I'd wait for convictions, since innocent until proven guilty, so indictments aren't final treestar Dec 2011 #19

Yes deaniac21 Dec 2011 #20

Sweet Mr Dixon Dec 2011 #21

sure looks that way. mopinko Dec 2011 #22

The jury is still out. hughee99 Dec 2011 #23

Yet, it happened in real time during all the other administrations. FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #25

So are you wondering who got the worst scandal PR while in office hughee99 Dec 2011 #27

At least, not likely. (nt) (nr) T S Justly Dec 2011 #26

Carter was pretty clean but we have little way to know since the overall coruption levels are way TheKentuckian Dec 2011 #28