USA Today: Democrats behaving badly

"Democrats recaptured control of Congress from Republicans in part on promises to establish tough new ethics rules and "drain the swamp," as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put it.

"A year after Democrats took over the Senate and three years after they won the House, the alligators are still swimming. Just one lawmaker has received a punishment of any kind, according to a story by USA TODAY's Fredreka Schouten. That is Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., who didn't tell the truth when asked whether he had offered to raise campaign money for the discredited governor who appointed him to the seat. For this, Burris got a 'letter of qualified admonition.' Oooh, scary.

"It's not as if bad behavior has suddenly disappeared. It's that no matter their party, politicians seem to close ranks around all but their most rabidly bad-acting colleagues."

Brother X: "We must always protect the white racists we care the most about."