Every Republican's Worst Nightmare

We've been following the adventures of sleazy lobbyist Jack Abramoff for some time around here. The number of politicians who have been shown to have ties to his various dirty dealings continues to grow. (And yes, that includes some Democrats, though mostly Republicans.) It has caught up Tom DeLay and some of his pals, but as long as they all stuck with their stories, it looked like it would be a long, messy, hardscrabble road to justice for them. Now, however, as Brilliant at Breakfast reports, Abramoff may be getting ready to flip and turn state's evidence. This news, assuming it comes to pass, should have a lot of politicians with skeletons in their closets damned near soiling their Dockers.

This is as dirty a case as we've ever seen in Washington, one that goes far beyond the kind of sleazy gifts-for-legislation quid pro quo that has come to make Americans yawn by this point. That Abramoff has been able to ensnare SO many largely, but in the interest of fairness, not exclusively Republican politicians in his web is certainly indicative of a larger pattern of Washington corruption.

Whether Abramoff flips or not, between this case, Snoopgate, and the tantalizing visions of Fitzmas II, 2006 is shaping up to start out with a bang.

You may not get that new X-box you wanted for Christmas, but if you find this under your tree it could be a festive holiday season for us all anyway.