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 Obviously, the statement above is a common knowledge. However, there are very few people who verbalize reason behind politics outrageous lack of cleanness. This short essay will make an attempt to speak on behalf of them.
First and foremost, politics is dirty because majority of politicians do not meet basic (and commonly approved) standards and rules that govern our society. I have underlined the word majority to avoid being accused of committing libel by any honest (and offended by my statement) politician. I have these words for him / her: My friend, you are a noble exception to the general rule. Let us take a look at front pages of major newspapers in the past few months and we will notice an astonishing number of names of politicians having a trial before a court or even jailed. We would also notice others who have not committed a crime, but whose moral standards are questionable at best. 
The other reason why politics is dirty, is the money and the strong connection linking politicians with businessmen or even mob members. So called soft  money accounts for majority of funds raised in pre-election campaigns in the United States. This link undoubtedly contributes to the dirtiness  of politics. 
To sum it all up, as long as politics is being done by people prone to corruption and as long as there is a link between lobbyists and politicians politics will remain dirty. 


