You Iz Da Man, Bob Ney!!

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AP: Rep. Bob Ney pleads guilty to bribery

Rep. Bob Ney pleaded guilty Friday in the Jack Abramoff influence-peddling investigation, the first lawmaker to confess to crimes in an election-year scandal that has stained the Republican-controlled Congress and the Bush administration.

Standing before Judge Ellen S. Huvelle, Ney pleaded guilty to conspiracy and making false statements. He acknowledged taking money, gifts and favors in return for official actions on behalf of Abramoff and his clients...

He has yet to resign (that won't happen for a few weeks).

But Bob, it's Friday afternoon! That's when all good Republicans resign in disgrace!

Still reeling from the Foley resignation, expect the GOP leadership to try to kick him to the curb as soon before the election as possible (or they'll put it off until after the election, no big deal). The last thing they want is such a high-profile member of Congress hanging around until November after having admitted to crimes related to the lobbyist they are all trying hard to pretend never existed. Their only saving grace may lie in the fact that the details of the Abramoff scandal are much less sexy than what Foley did and thus the media will find it unworthy of exploring any further.

[But Republicans really want you to know that Sen. Reid made some money on some land he owned (it's all purposely confusing), so you should talk about that instead. Plus Barbra Streisand! Or something. It all sounds like death rattles to me.]