Bob Wise has proven himself to be a power-hungry opportunist more than once in the course of his political career, and I have to say that while appalled, I am not particularly shocked by this revelation. I agree with Carol that his immoral behavior has nothing to do with his political affiliation. Let us not forget that Republican Gov. Arch Moore went to prison for his abuse of power, but much as I hate to admit it, that doesn't mean that all Republicans are crooks.
It may be, however, that our dollar enfluenced political system has evolved (or devolved) to the point that we must assume in most cases that those who manage to stay in power become corrupt. There is the saying that "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." I wonder, is it that, or is that those who actively seek and love power are more easily (willingly) corrupted?
A bit of thread creep...Claymore, what part of WV do you hail from?