THIS IS HOW WINGNUT RADIO JUSTIFIES REPUBLICAN CORRUPTION

Michael Savage was "touched" by Republican California Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham's mea culpa today. Savage opined that because Cunningham had served in Vietnam, his character is so superior that he must have been misled into accepting millions in bribes by LAWYERS who probably told him, "This is the way it's done -- we've got great lawyers who will make sure nobody ever gets nailed."

Savage was surprised that this "American hero" would risk a "lifetime building a reputation" only to let a "single action" destroy it. The suggestion was that that's unfair. Savage said he wouldn't have been surprised if it had been a New York lawyer Congressman (the implication being that they're all Democrats and crooked).

And that, my friends, is a perfect demonstration of the principle that IOKIYAR. You use his prior public service, especially his military contribution, to establish his sterling character so that any, even egregious, offense is viewed as an aberration.

Pity they don't extend Jack Murtha the same courtesy.

Tags: Congressman Cunningham, Michael Savage, Jack Murtha.