Don is correct that in the end it is the apathy of many voters that allows some politicians to reach high positions they have no business occupying.

I don't see how anyone can deny that governments are influenced heavily by corporate interests, though. It's often been quite obvious in Canada, where with a much smaller population it is possible to actually notice such things as MPs and PMs being wined, dined and defined by the corporate elite - it gets reported in the news, b'ys, and the effects on our laws and policies are quite evident.