Theory - Ensign took the hush money he saved and offered it to Sanford to disappear for a bit.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

Now Sanford can give some of it to the next Republican scandal waiting in the bull pen to take the heat off him.

[liberal N proud]

1. Change the news cycle - Brilliant

The sad thing is that is how easy it is to divert the corporate media.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

3. Or, perhaps they have a great big jar in the Republican cloakroom where they put their pocket change

everyday. It has pictures of Larry Craig, David Vitter, Ensign, etc. on it. It's called the "Whose Next" jar. When a scandal is about to break, the last guy who got the ante gives it to the next guy. The sad thing is the pot is never allowed a long enough time to build up to a really big pay off.

[tridim]

2. So it's a pyramid scheme for rich GOP hypocrites?

[CJCRANE]

4. Has anyone looked in Cheney's man-size safe?

:shrug:

[timeforpeace]

5. It's so crazy, it just might work.