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Headed to Hell in a HandbasketRepublicans love sex. Democrats lovemoney. Governors of both parties arethe biggest Bastards of them all, andmany of them run for president.From Anthony Weiner’s wiener to Larry Craig’sinfamous bathroom toe-tap, we’ve come toexpect nothing less than complete and totaldishonesty from our elected officials. But it’sgetting hard to keep track of who’s done what—so we have created this handy compendium.In only a matter of minutes we found morescandals than we knew what to do with so wehad to whittle them down to the worst of theworst. In Lyin’ Cheatin’ Bastards, no politicaloffice is sacred, no party is immune, and nosin that’s been punished goes unrecognized.From small-town mayors to well-known staterepresentatives, the antics of those who serveour nation are chronicled here for all eternity.If only a handful of publicly-elected officialsfailed to meet our expectations, we couldcall it a fluke. A bad streak, perhaps. Buttoday so many of them are being arrested forcriminal activity or confessing to inappropriaterelationships that it may be time to ask ifthere’s a deeper problem.Do the right people run for office? Have we setthe bar too low? Is there anything we can doabout it but laugh?