Pogo* called it

Some tongue-in-cheek from comedienne Lily Tomlin. The kicker is (to me, anyway) that like any good humor, there's a grain of truth to it and yes indeed, there's a grain of truth to this one.

Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them. --Lily Tomlin

*For anyone not familiar with Pogo, here's some info.