In politics, and in life for that matter, it is the intent that matters, not the action itself. And it is the wrong intent that makes many actions not achieve the desirable results.
Take the latest resignation of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, following the disgraceful Adarsh Housing scam. The Congress dilly dallied for ten days, citing Obama's visit, before giving Chavan the heave ho. Chavan was unfortunate that the scam came out ten days before the Parliament was to meet for the winter session. If it had been any other time, he would have weathered the storm, for his resignation was accepted (he was forced to resign) NOT BECAUSE he was corrupt, BUT BECAUSE Congress dont want to be seen on the back foot in the Parliament. Poor Sashi Tharoor. His scandal came out while the Parliament was in session, hence he had to go. Contrast this with the case of Suresh Kalmadi and Sheila Dikshit - the faces behind a much much bigger scam - the CWG. They continue, though there has been a token action against Suresh Kalmadi as he was stripped off some inconsequential Congress Party Post. Despite claims that IOA is an independant body, Kalmadi would not have resisted a move if PM or Sonia were to have asked him to put in his papers as IOA President, which they should have. And Sheila Dikshit cannot be absolved, as she was very much part of making Delhi a laughing stock prior to CWG.
Thus the intent is political expediency, and not the will to tackle corruption. It has to be surmised that a lion's share of all these booty ultimately ends up in Congress coffers or in the Swiss Bank accounts of the powers that be.
Never before had we seen such a rotten, corrupt government - and that is saying a lot in a country that has seen some real scoundrels as Ministers. These days the corruption is in thousands of crores, not in lakhs.
As a country, we are slipping into anarchy. We have seen what happens to a country when the rulers are totally rotten and corrupt - we just have to look across the border at Pakistan, a failed State.
Does anyone want India to be a failed State?
