I find it amusing (actually more tragic than amusing) that the same politicians who tell us all day that corporations can't be trusted because they are run by people with character flaws (greed, lying, laziness, etc.); will turn around and tell us that handing more power and influence over to a government agency is a good idea.

They make it sound like the job pool between the public and private sector is completely separate when many people move back and forth between the two.

Take away the accountability that often governs the private sector and that seems to be the recipe for situations like this.