NEW YORK (AP) - The longtime leader of the influential but weakening Brooklyn Democratic Party has been convicted of mishandling campaign contributions in the first of four cases stemming from a wide-ranging probe of judicial corruption.

Ok, so does this mean that Frist and DeLay are potentially any less guilty? Nope, it just means that the letter in front of a name (R or D) does not exclude them from the “corrupt politician” club. While the left is going to scream “crooks and liars”, I would just like them to keep things in perspective before they go off the deep end.