There is no rhyme or reason to it. No god, nothing in charge anywhere. And according to recent science, we are not even in charge of our own decisions. And we are certainly not in charge of what happens to us physically. Sure we can exercise and try to eat right, but we will still die, one way or another.
And just because someone is "better" than others (how do we judge this anyway?), it doesn't mean they are free from random things happening to them.
As to why the jerks in the Republican Party succeed when so many others fail is because the political process in inherently corrupting. Even the "Best" will eventually be confronted with a choice between two more or less corrupt things. Like having to cut food stamps yet again in order not to end up with something worse.
This system is evil. It corrupts everyone, and most good people do not have the stomach for it. So we are left with those who are willing to sell out principle (the vast majority of Democrats included see Bill Clinton on welfare and the ACA). I think a lot of people start out with high principles only to get corrupted by the vast amounts of money.
Republicans are corrupt from the get-go because they don't care. Their only principle is "I got mine so screw you."
Democrats try harder, generally, but they are beaten by the system every time, usually in the name of bipartisanship.
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