Why do politicians have no integrity?
540219
Integrity is a term related to normal, everyday people. The politicians serve the rich and wealthy. they may say different but look at the evidence. Has any politician in your lifetime served YOU?
345438
Because either people are apathetic, or, they are hypnotized by these  crooked politicians.  Very few of us are immune  to it. I am one. I do not vote for those who want to rule for  a 2nd or 3rd term or beyond. They have gotten rich enough, and don't need any more of my money.
401303
The same reason ALL big-time politicians are dishonest and corrupt..  because they HAVE to be in order to get elected by the CITIZENS of this country!\n\nAn honest person will NEVER make it out of local city politics because the first time they admit to ever being HUMAN and making MISTAKES like adultery, lying, using drugs in their youth, having an alcohol problem, ever needing psychotropic medication for depression... seeing a therapist, being late on bills, liking porn, masturbating, wanting to hit someone, picking their nose in public or changing their mind about anything... we, the people of the USA will jump on the *Hang them out to dry* media bandwagon and their careers will be over.\n\nSo ya... if we want honest politicians we are gonna have to stop picking them apart and stay the phuck out of their personal lives.  Otherwise we end up with what we have now.. which is lobby-wh*r*s and partisan puppets with no opinions that haven't been previously approved by DC pollsters.
196174
political corruption occurs when the person in office stops doing what the people want, and starts pursuing his own agenda. If he is bought off by interest groups and votes their way because they donated a bunch of money to his campaign. I wish that they could take no money from anyone because usually the money is given with a price tag. I think that there are alot of corrupt law makers out there running our country and it is sad that the few who remain true eventually get drug down by all the dirty dealings in the capital. I think many start off wanting to save the world and make it a better place but with time they lose thier idealism and what it was that motivated them in the first place. I personally think that less government and more self rule and we would see a better society. We need to have our free agency and most of what government does is take that away.\n\nPolitical Corruption? Who has the most money to buy my vote!!!
604252
You can look at this situation in one of three ways:\n\n1) Only liars run for office.\n2) Politicians lie because of their job.\n3) Everyone lies, but politicians are the only ones whose lives we scrutinize closely enough to notice.\n\n#1 doesn't make sense - why wouldn't there be any honest people who wanted to make a difference?\n#2 doesn't make sense, what is it about serving the public good that would make ALL of them liars?\n#3 is the only plausible solution.
473881
The media clouds peoples judgment by planting artificial "facts". Does any of us truely read the reports that decisions are made from. No, we merely listen to views from the media. Politicians are in their business for money as we work for money, not all are good not all are bad. I say drop the party lines and get a more independant politician to present moral views.
365114
Corrupt politicians are traitors who betray the trust of the people. They should either be sent to the Firing Squad, the guillotine or simply HUNG from the nearest tree.
701592
because nobody can logically prove whether it is or is not valid. and religion is a touchy subject, politicians don't want to isolate anyone.
430344
political leaders have an interest in making sure you don't know what's going on. If you did, you'd know what they were doing, and more specifically, what they were doing wrong.\n\nAnd, the media, sometimes they give accurate information, sometimes not. it depends on who they are, who they work for, how unpalatable what they have to say is, and most importantly, who the audience is. \n\nBut, to that I will add that the majority of news viewers don't bother to scrutinise politicians, because they think TV did that for them. And they don't scrutinise the media, they just accept what they're told.
251028
Its all about power to them and nothing else.  They always have their eye on a bigger prize and most wont stop at anything to get it.  Its sad but it is the way it is.  I dont know of a single politician who wasnt crooked in some way or another.
983646
i don,t believe so.  one is stupidity and one in immoral.  i don,t think that politicians know the difference.  they all seem to be able to lie about anything and everything. there a just a few who seem honest and trustworthy, but, maybe they just haven't been caught.
802483
Because man are full of wickedness and not consistent.\nExample can you trust politician.?
1013310
Maybe the answer to your question is that all the honest people who would do a very good job don't have the funds to run for any political office.\nThe ones with the money have more then likely bought their way up the political ladder and with so much money to back them they also can't be trusted but are still in office.\nIf and when you ever do find this person that you are looking for please let me know so I can join in on trying to get him/her elected, okay.\nPersonally this task may take you into the 22nd century and beyond but good luck in your search anyway.
1085342
there is no such thing politics is the very basis of lying and cheating and stealing. this government needs a good restructuring get rid of the idiots there for money, cut back wages severely then only people who really want to make a difference will try to get elected.
863349
I do not agree.  The politician only fails if he/she does not represent his constituents in a way that most benefits them.  Only if the politican believes his words are more important than his/her deeds does he set him/herself up to fail, because no matter what a good job representing his constituents he does, he is likely to say something that one side or the other does not like.
692445
I lose faith in political parties all the time.  Politics (like any other human endeavor) is fraught with human frailty.  Anytime human nature is part of the formula, it can get messy.
1160409
I've read articles about this very question.  There's no question that better and more competent candidates are out there.  But a bright, ethical (potential) candidate is not interested in politics.  Why should he/she be?  If you're that competent and able, going into the political arena is like quitting your CEO job and GM and becoming a used car salesman.  The chief asset of a politician is salesmanship.  The ability to sell himself and an ego proportionate to his disproportionate image of himself.\n\nSo we the people are left to suffer with the used car salesman equivelent.  I know your pain.