"6 weird facts about government-corruption" (cracked.com interviewed Jack Abramoff)

[DetlefK]

http://www.cracked.com/article_21786_6-ways-government-corruption-way-weirder-than-you-think.html

#6: Politicians get pampered so much, that they actually forget what a normal life is like.

#5: Politicians care about fashion and appearance like catty highschool-girls.

#4: It's not bribery if the payment happens in tiny doses over a long time, seemingly unrelated to a single quid pro quo.

#3: When working as a lobbyist, officially registering as a lobbyist is more or less optional.

#2: Nations use lobbyists to build good-will for their cause and for backdoor-diplomacy with other nations.

#1: Lobbyists can severely punish a politician if he steps out of line.