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Good evening, America. Allow me to take a few moments of your time tonight for a small discussion.

Politics tends to be a dirty business, littered with corruption, mudslinging, and endless accusations, even among the members of a single party.

The party in question is currently known as the Conservative Victory Party, or CVP, for short. Elections were recently held to determine party presidency; there were many hopefuls for every party, but the CVP in particular seemed to be having a few issues. The two main contenders vying for the title were incumbent Ajay Bruno, and the adept Jaxon Leith.

When it was shown that Leith emerged from the elections as a champion of democracy, tempers were raised, and people from all parts of the party were beginning to sling accusations at one another, particularly at the two candidates.

One of the allegations facing CVP President Leith was that, prior to the election, Leith had garnered a number of outside votes, and had employed some very sleazy, underhanded tactics in getting the votes required to win over not only a majority, but also the party presidency. Politicians keep a lot of secrets from the public that probably should not be kept, and the real question becomes this: is this recent allegation the mark of common mudslinging and negative propaganda, or are we merely shooting the messenger by ruling out the possibility of corruption on the part of Jaxon Leith?

Or, perhaps Leith is not so much the culprit as the victim, as some have stated. There have been many accusations flying towards Leith's former opponent (and former party president), Ajay Bruno. After a bit of further investigation to collect a few opinions and a fair share of allegations on the subject, I can say that many people have become disillusioned with Bruno, and perhaps inner-party politics altogether. Bruno has been accused of (and is supposedly proven to have done so) crimes such as extortion of party funds, attempts at bribing voters, and even tarnishing the formerly credible name of the party. So, while Leith stands on an uneasy platform, Bruno's multitude of critics have done their best to tear him apart; so again, the question becomes this: are we simply seeing 'business as usual', or did Bruno's desperation to win the election lead him onto a darker political path?

Honestly, these questions require further investigation, not only by party officials, but by the American public; people need to find out not only which allegations are true for each former candidate, but why they are true, and how these events came to pass.

Politics can divide even the closest of parties, and can convince people to believe in even the most outrageous claims; however, with the utmost respect for this country, and for the integrity and dedication of the American people, I must remind politicians everywhere, especially in this scandal, that no matter what you believe, where you stand, or who you support, truth takes no sides.