Bring on the apologists

First up, Chris Matthews:

Chris: I'm not sure it's partisan. I'm not sure people are going to see him as part of any republican culture of corruption. I think Duke Cunningham also was sort of a lone wolf in that department...

Funny how "that department" seems to be exclusively Republican. Those under investigation or indicted include: DeLay, Frist, Rove, Libby, Abramoff, Cunningham, Ney, and Noe. And 1) that's just for starters -- the Abramoff and Plame investigations are ongoing, and 2) that's not including Republicans in states like Missouri, Kentucky and Ohio.

Jane has more. Remember, Abramoff didn't give a dime to Democrats, and over $127,000 to Republicans.