I said something of the sort to a friend the other day, Bobert, and added that it is kind of a pity that his career has to end this way and she said, Oh, come on. He knew what he was doing, and he knew the risks he was taking. From the very onset: What was a lobbyist doing performing those favors for him? His sense of entitlement got in his way big time.

My friend is a Republican. Disillusioned these days, true, and a cross-over vote but Republican for a' that.