What could David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer, Charles Rangel and William Delahunt have in common?

The common thread here is a twisted sense of entitlement; all of these folks in high office encountered circumstances where the rules and laws that the rest of us have to follow proved inconvenient, too inconvenient to interrupt the important work of these important men.

Yes, the Republicans have their jerks and losers too. But they operate in an environment where the mainstream media are ready to pounce and expose them. Sometimes the mainstream press gets interested in a Democrat’s misdeeds, as with Paterson; but often, it’s left to the National Enquirer, because everyone who covers John Edwards can just instinctively sense what an ethical, decent, and caring man he is.

Oh, and all of the commercials during the Olympics remind us that Rod Blagojevich is on "The Apprentice."