Let's clarify a few things

The righties are falling all over themselves in claiming that their scandals are actually examples of the kind of bipartisanship you'll never see in the actual legislative process. Supposedly, in a Congress where no Democratic bill makes it to the floor, and where the partisan rancor can be fairly described as hatred, where people from opposing sides don't even have lunch together anymore, the forces of darkness go out of their way to invite Democrats into their various schemes to grab more power and wealth.

So let's set the record straight.

Abramoff - he never gave a dime to Democrats. Ever. Not Jack himself, not his wife, not even his PAC. Some of his clients did - because being Indian tribes, they always have. But there is not a shred of evidence that Abramoff ever gave money to a Democrat to receive a favor. A claim to the contrary is a knowing partisan falsehood.

Hookergate - the reason why Porter Goss stepped down. Again, there is no evidence - and can't be, because DoJ hasn't released any information on whom they are investigating beyond saying that they are looking at Congressmen and CIA officers - that Democrats are involved. And considering that Cunningham and Goss - the two scandal casualties so far - are some of the most rabid partisans in the country, it does strain credulity just a bit to think that they invited members of the other party along for their little games of hunt the salami.

What's interesting to me is less the predictable spin of 'everybody did it' - that was just a matter of time - than the wanton stupidity of the liberal corporate media. The partisan divide in Washington is as stark as it has ever been, or worse. But they still peddle the RNC talking points and pretend that, in a town where partisans don't do lunch, they do commit crimes together.