Not only do our politicians do it, our celebrities do it, we even have entire “Jerry Springer”-shows that tell everyone, “I am a complete idiot, but don’t judge me” nonsense.

The success of Beavis and Butthead and Adam Sandler and Howard Stern, have displayed that Americans would rather have a joke than be serious about much in life.

So we have Dick Morris or Marv Albert get busted for things, and two weeks later, we put them out on the talk circuit.

So can you blame politicians for following the will of their constituents?

I wish Dick Chaney would jump off a cliff. But then you must be an honorable man to do that. Mr. Chaney is not. He is an evil, shameless, and dishonorable creature. Mr. Roh was an honorable man, though he might have had his faults. May he rest in peace.

Moo-hyun did not die from the jump. Moo-hyun died from that sudden impact at the bottom. Gravity is the one law that politicians can’t escape from.

Asking for an honorable American politician is like searching for a virginal whore.

Don’t tell Cheney. We want to fully debrief him first. It may take 183 water-boardings.

COULDN’T agree more with above comments. perhaps we could designate a spot that might become a favorite jump off point,
either jump or be shot.  near truth and consequences on the rio grande in n.m.

The jump is a fairly common means for S. Koreans to deal with great dishonor, though bridges over the Hahn River in Seoul are the favored location (fitting as Hahn means “great sorrow”).

If only US politicians and businessmen had any sense of honor…