Turning and turning in the widening gyre

The New York Times reports that the Republicans are running as fast as they can from ex-Rep. Randy Cunningham. It seems that in this era of Republican lawlessness, they're even violating the Eleventh Commandment!

Just to review for those playing along at home, the six prominent Republicans who have been indicted or pleaded guilty so far (and that doesn't include the no-name DeLay associates and such) have been caught in no fewer than five separate investigations, in four different jurisdictions:

• Rep. Tom DeLay: indicted for money laundering and conspiracy to violate election law, state court in Texas
  
• Jack Abramoff: indicted for fraud in the SunCruz Casino case, federal court in Florida
  
• I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby: indicted for obstruction of justice, perjury, and false statements in the Plame affair, federal court in DC
  
• David Safavian and Michael Scanlon: indicted for false statements and obstruction; pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bribe [respectively], in the Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal, federal court in DC
  
• Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham: pleaded guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy, federal court in California
  

And that's only the beginning.