Corruption in Congress! I am shocked. Shocked.

Republican senator Ted Stevens has been indicted on seven counts of corruption. The Wall Street Journal pretty much lays it on the line for the GOP here.

This post could, of course, be seen as another snarky commentary on how far the Repubs have fallen, but you can also read it more broadly: what has happened to our political class? Are they all like this? Most seem to be to some extent simply because of the fiscal requirements for getting elected, and re-elected.

But that is not the real point of this post. The article has taught me a new term, right there in the last sentence:

Some political hygiene would seem to be in order.

Politcal hygiene. What a great term. What a concept. The Balls Bluff Campaign for Political Hygiene.

I love new terms.
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