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Feeling Depressed About The Senate Scandal? America (PHOTOS)

Feeling Depressed About The Senate Scandal? America
Michael Bolen

If all the scandal in the Senate is making you feel depressed, it may be time to indulge in some quintessentially Canadian therapy.

Remember, no matter how bad things get, they're always worse in the U.S.

Mike Duffy Claimed Some Questionable Housing Expenses
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So The PM's Chief Of Staff Cut Him A $90,000 Cheque To Pay Them Back
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Down South, Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Used $750,000 Of Campaign Cash To Buy Things Like Fur Capes And Stuffed Animals
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Senator Patrick Brazeau Once Bragged About The Size Of His Package
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This...
And This
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Pamela Wallin Claimed Some Dodgy Travel Expenses
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After An Audit, She Paid Them Back
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In The States, The ATF Allowed The Sale Of Guns To Mexican Drug Cartels
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Some Of Those Guns Were Used In A Gunfight That Left A U.S. Border Agent Dead
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Patrick Brazeau's Wages Are Being Garnished To Pay Back Improper Housing Expenses
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In The Land Of Freedom, Powerful Republican Congressman Tom DeLay Resigned In Disgrace In 2006. He Was Convicted Of Money Laundering In 2011. He Got 3 Years In Jail
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In 2013, That Conviction Was Overturned
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This Cannot Be Overturned
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Brazeau Was Expelled From The Tory Caucus Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
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Robert Decheine, Chief Of Staff To Democratic Congressman Steve Rothman, Received 18 Months In Prison in 2011 For Soliciting Sex From A Minor
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A Former Aide Of Liberal Senator Colin Kenny Says She Was Treated Like A Personal Assistant. She Says She Was Asked To Find The Senator A Personal Trainer
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Democratic Congressman Eric Mass Resigned After He Admitted To Tickling Multiple Male Staffers:
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Ontario Senator Mac Harb Claimed Inappropriate Living And Travel Expenses. The RCMP Says He Committed Fraud
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Family Values Republican Congressman Mark Souder Resigned After Admitting To An Affair With A Female Staffer
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But As Anthony Weiner Might Say...
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Married Republican Congressman Chris Lee Resigned After It Emerged He Sent A Shirtless Flexing Pic To A Woman ON CRAIGSLIST
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Republican Presidential Contender Herman Cain Dropped Out Of The Race Amid Multiple Sexual Harassment Allegations
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Democratic Congressman David Wu Resigned After Accusations That He Made Unwanted Sexual Advances Toward A Fundraiser's Daughter
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Republican Senator John Ensign Resigned Over Alleged Spending Violations In Connection To An Affair
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Ex-South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford Made Up Elaborate Lies To Hide A Trip To See His Mistress In Argentina
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This
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Still Feeling Depressed?
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Like You Might Need A Drink?
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The Senate Costs Roughly $91.5 Million Per Year To Operate
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The U.S. Adds That Amount To Its National Debt Every 3 Hours
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