Which of these things is not like the other

The most striking piece of the amazing story coming out of Illinois is the broad and unequivocal demands for Blago to step down coming out of the Democrat party.

The local moves to impeach him and take away his power to appoint a successor to the Obama seat are standard fair opportunism from his rivals. But the Reid and Durbin letter? The President elects statement today? It is almost like they think corruption is a disqualifying factor for public service.

Kidding aside, the fact that David Vitter is leading the charge against the auto bailout is a nice reminder of how disguistingly the Republican party has behaved the past few years. While neither party has a monopoly on corruption and bad behavior, it is clear that one party thinks that kind of thing is ok. Blago is soon to forcibly join the ranks of Jefferson and Spitzer. As opposed to Stevens, Craig, the Delay gang, and Norm Coleman walking out unscathed by their party.