Thank you for that. Your skepticism of all political machinations, from all sides, is an important stance to keep. Even dumb little ole me understands that politics is nothing if not organized madness.
Politics is a full contact sport for adults. Politics on the internet as a pastime or for entertainment, is an amateur venture.
Trying to associate high values and morality to politics is a fools errand. The players pull your emotional strings, even religious ones.
But at the end of the day it is down and dirty, most out of public view.
Carson is an adult. He realize what the game is about. His future income stream will benefit from staying available for the game, plain and simple.
We will now return you your regularly scheduled programming.