Proud to be a Republican or Democrat (are you?)

So you were waiting for me to tell you why this whole Abramhoff affair is going to taint but not bring down the Republican leadership in congress?

Why is this a non starter relative to the 2006 elections?

Here's why.  One brush paints the whole guilty bunch.  The list which I can't bear to publish is the one of the republican's who are just as guilty (only for bigger dollars, but then we are the party of the rich and we can't be bought with the puny contributions democrats apparently can).

So while this will cause great discourse it's without teeth. The relatively subdued tone and normal self-righteousness from the left has been muted.  And, NO, giving the money back (or to charity) doesn't make it OK that you are a slimebag (something my congressman Denny Hastert just did and so did Harry Reid).

Besides, this isn't the big one.  There's another shoe to drop.  Look out, that one WILL hurt.  I'm a little surprised Jack Abramhoff hasn't been killed and all his files disappeared.  No wait, that was only during the Clinton Administration. (for those of you historically challenged see Vince Foster)

40 Of The 45 Members Of The Senate Democrat Caucus:

• Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) Received At Least – $22,500
• Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) Received At Least – $6,500
• Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) Received At Least – $1,250
• Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Received At Least – $2,000
• Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Received At Least – $20,250
• Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Received At Least – $21,765
• Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) Received At Least – $7,500
• Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Received At Least – $12,950
• Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) Received At Least – $8,000
• Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ) Received At Least – $7,500
• Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) Received At Least – $14,792
• Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) Received At Least – $79,300
• Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) Received At Least – $14,000
• Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Received At Least – $2,000
• Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) Received At Least – $1,250
• Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) Received At Least – $45,750
• Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Received At Least – $9,000
• Senator Jim Jeffords (I-VT) Received At Least – $2,000
• Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) Received At Least – $14,250
• Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) Received At Least – $3,300
• Senator John Kerry (D-MA) Received At Least – $98,550
• Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Received At Least – $28,000
• Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) Received At Least – $4,000
• Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,000
• Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) Received At Least – $29,830
• Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Received At Least – $14,891
• Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Received At Least – $10,550
• Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) Received At Least – $78,991
• Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) Received At Least – $20,168
• Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) Received At Least – $5,200
• Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) Received At Least – $7,500
• Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) Received At Least – $2,300
• Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Received At Least – $3,500
• Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) Received At Least – $68,941
• Senator John Rockefeller (D-WV) Received At Least – $4,000
• Senator Ken Salazar (D-CO) Received At Least – $4,500
• Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Received At Least – $4,300
• Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Received At Least – $29,550
• Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Received At Least – $6,250
• Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) Received At Least – $6,250