An observation on the history of accountability in American politics and media:

(Albert Fall’s $100,000 fine would be worth about $1.2 million today.)

Addendum: Ack! My brain was getting tired when I saved the picture and I put the Watergate burglary in 1974 and Nixon’s resignation 4 years later. Corrections have been made.

Tags: 1922, 1974, 2009, climategate, fall, nixon, teapot dome scandal, watergate