Scandal in Japan

One would think that getting a new political party in charge, after half a century of almost unbroken rule by an older party, would make for a good clean up of politics. Far from it. In Japan, a leading figure in the party new to the power, the Democratic Party of Japan, has been charged over a funding scandal. Democracy is good in that it makes for peaceful changes between different people in power, but it is no guarantee that the people in power will not abuse this power. A new party in power is also not a guarantee that there is no corruption in the new party. It is good that the scandal is unearthened, but every affair like this makes you wonder whether humans should be in charge of Earth. Perhaps dogs would make a better job?