I have no doubt that Fox and other news (or "newsish") outlets will be prodded into playing up the latest story of Congressional corruption as much as they possibly can. As you're bombarded with talking heads spouting variations of "See! See! Democrats are just as bad as Republicans! They're all bad! Very bad, those Democrats are!", it's important to keep this in mind:
Jefferson was a corrupt freelancer . . . a more-or-less random member of congress abusing his office for personal gain. Compare this to the case of Tom DeLay, the key mover-and-shaker in the Republican caucus for many years and an important one for years before that. His muck-worthy activities not only accrued to a more significant player, but also bore a direct relationship to the creation and sustenance of the GOP machine.Posted by Jason at May 23, 2006 07:35 AM