I Take the Secret Service Scandal Personally

There are many facets to this scandal: Corruption, moral turpitude, lack of character, loose discipline, lassie-fare culture, etc. How about another; sheer stupidity!!! How many malefactors create a public scene at the locale of their recent crime? (Some psychologists would hypothesize that the brouhaha was an unconscious cry for help, equivalent to Jimmy Swaggart going to the red-light district in his very distinctive car.) Bottom line: A stupid act brought down the group (and possibly an entire bureaucracy).