Osler's Razor

In the wake of a number of other indignities, now Detroit is suffering through the indictment of the city's Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick. Named one of America's Three Worst Mayors by Time Magazine, Kilpatrick suffered through a number of scandals-- beat-downs by his security detail, spending $210,000 for travel, meals, and entertainment on his city credit card over 33 months, and various other financial misplacements. In the end, what brought him down was perjury. He had an affair with his chief of staff. Two fired police officers sued, saying they were canned because the Mayor feared they would disclose this affair. The Mayor gave testimony, and said that did not have an affair. Then text messages between the two emerged, disproving his denials.

He was elected at age 30 in 2001, and is now only 37.