A CULTURE OF CORRUPTION. “For the last three years, Democratic leaders cheered GOP ethics woes. Dean accused Republicans of making ‘their culture of corruption the norm.’ Pelosi touted cleanliness as a liberal virtue. But with the eye-popping pay-for-play and bribery case against Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich topping a year of nationwide Democratic scandals, the corruption chickens are coming home to roost.”

UPDATE: Bill Quick: “Obviously, the only thing that can clear the air – and Obama’s reputation – is for George Bush to appoint a Special Counsel, preferably Fitzgerald himself, to investigate every slimy strand of this mess.” Then I guess we need one for the Countrywide scandal, too . . . .