^ Yeah I would say a very large portion of government officials abuse their power and take bribes and such.

The government has gotten so big it can't even get out of its own way.
rebgirl420 Reviewed by rebgirl420 on . Republican Senator Charged in Scheme to Hide Oil Firm Gifts Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, a legendary political figure closely tied to the rough-and-tumble history of his home state, and who wields outsize influence over federal spending, was indicted on Tuesday on seven felony counts of failing to disclose gifts that he received from an oil services company. A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia charged Mr. Stevens, who is 84 and the longest-serving Republican in the Senate, with failing to report more than $250,000 in gifts, including Rating: 5