Apparently I was not the only one who could not bear to watch this. As I said, it was iffy going, but Jim DeMint pushed me right over the edge.
Senators Grovel, Embarrass Themselves at Dimon Hearing - Rolling Stone
And here is Jon Stewart's take:
“All governments suffer a recurring problem: power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse Dune, March 1985