http://nypost.com/2015/01/22/sheldon-silver-arrested/

To put this in perspective this is the state equivalent of the Speaker of the House being arrested

This started as a state investigation but the Feds picked it up when Cuomo shut down the state probe.

Props to Obama's DoJ for seeing it through

I've always imagined guys named Sheldon to be meek and socially awkward, not evil and corrupt.

But then again, this is the Silver version.

I am sure this guy did look that way until he got caught. Meek and socially awkward looking is the cover for corrupt assholes in the liberal playbook.

Corrupt conservatives, on the other hand, go for the appearance of dear in the headlights stupid and/or borderline retardedness.

"deer in the headlights".
and I don't agree with the image.

In the cases of Sen. Stevens in Alaska, and Tom DeLay in the Bush years, they were cleared of charges, years after the allegations destroyed their careers, thanks to (liberal) media coverage.

http://nypost.com/2015/01/26/cuomo-on-edge-as-federal-corruption-probe-continues/

There might be a case to make over how well they`ve policed themselves but, you do have to give it to the Obama administration on how well they have handled policing their own.

If you are crooked and a part of the Clinton faction of the Democratic Party (are those two things not synonymous? :P), then you better watch out.

Pretty sad, though, that it also can so easily be read as a power play for party dominance.

If you are crooked in the Obama administration, they will intimidate those with the evidence against you into silence.
And promote you!