The Democratic Party officials and leading lights of the media elite who helped to deny the nomination to Sanders, and thus very likely the White House, understandably have a guilty conscience
For that they would need to have a conscience first.
I don't know. I don't think that any politician cares about being exposed as corrupt nowadays. It's common practice, and voters seem to think it's ok (or rather they seem not to think at all).
Me, I think people haven't fundamentally changed lately. For instance, I suspect although I can't prove that Victorian morals were probably more like today's than their class pretensions would have you believe. Folks is folks, have, are, and will be. Now, for a politician whether today or thirty-thousand years ago, when a rube knows you're a con arrist at the outset it doesn't mean you're out of luck. It's like kissing somebody with a really long nose. You kind of have to plan around it.
For that they would need to have a conscience first.
For 'conscience' read 'conniving knowledge of their publicly-exposed corruption and how that may affect their future schemes.'
I don't know. I don't think that any politician cares about being exposed as corrupt nowadays. It's common practice, and voters seem to think it's ok (or rather they seem not to think at all).
Me, I think people haven't fundamentally changed lately. For instance, I suspect although I can't prove that Victorian morals were probably more like today's than their class pretensions would have you believe. Folks is folks, have, are, and will be. Now, for a politician whether today or thirty-thousand years ago, when a rube knows you're a con arrist at the outset it doesn't mean you're out of luck. It's like kissing somebody with a really long nose. You kind of have to plan around it.
You'd have to like someone a whole lot to plan that!