Republican Congressman To Plead Guilty To Tax Violations...

That's right, to our collective horror another elected Republican is about to go down in flames for his (lack of) ethics.

Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham will plead guilty to tax violations, a person close to the investigation of the California Republican has told The Associated Press.

Cunningham has been under investigation since his sale of his home to a defense contractor at an apparently inflated price in 2003 attracted the attention of federal investigators.

In related news, water is wet, the sky is blue (not Carolina blue), Celine Dion is painstakingly annoying, Fran Drescher's voice is an FDA-certified dick-shortener, and I will probably die from a massive heart attack while watching a Philadelphia Eagles game. I'm just not sure when...

UPDATE: Cunningham has officially plead guilty to "conspiring to take bribes in exchange for using his influence to help a defense contractor get business." Oh, and one count of tax evasion for good measure...

2nd UPDATE: The "Duke" has resigned from the Congressional seat he's held since 1991. Good riddance...
- posted by Brian @ 12:22 PM