Duke Cunningham, the wire-wearing Congressman

So it seems that Duke Cunningham, the commode-consuming ex-Congressman whom I first wrote about here, "wore a wire to help investigators gather evidence against others just before copping his own plea," according to Time.

Some big-time bloggers have posted on this somewhat amusing story -- one that, who knows, could lead to yet more trouble for an already troubled Republican Party. For example (with my comments):

-- The Carpetbagger Report: "If you're a Republican House member, this isn't the way you wanted to end the week. It was bad enough when Jack Abramoff struck a plea deal and agreed to give up all of his Republican friends in Congress, but knowing that federal prosecutors were listening in on conversations they had with Cunningham opens up yet another can of worms."

I don't know about you, but I've lost track of all the cans.

-- Think Progress: "Remember, the Department of Justice made a plea deal with Jack Abramoff to get incriminating information on members of Congress. Why did they make a deal with a member of Congress, Duke Cunningham? It’s likely that there are bigger fish to fry."

Use your imagination. Or just think of the likely culprits.

-- Booman Tribune: "Let the whole bunch of them turn on each other. They are no better than gangsters, and they act no better than gangsters."

Sort of like the end of Reservoir Dogs.

-- Political Animal: "It just makes all our liberal hearts go pitty pat, doesn't it?"

Indeed. How sweet it is...