Murtha's Little Blue Pill

We recently worried that, in the New Blago-Bizzaro World, being investigated for a crime was actually worse than admitting to or being convicted of criminal behavior. The string of corrupt Democratic mayors ironically proved to be heartening, as has the fact that Tom Daschel (D) and Nancy Killefer (D) went down in flames for admitted tax evasion. (Okay, that's a bit of an overstatement. The nominations might have gone down in flames but we expect that they will be alive and well, raking in the cash by peddling their influence to the highest corporate bidders.)

Today, we are further relieved that innocent-until-proven-guilty is still the law of the land. The evidence? Rep. John Murtha (D) is reportedly (h/t Instapundit) being investigated rather vigorously by the FBI for getting a little too cozy deep in the pockets of a defense lobbying group. Fear not, gentle readers! We don't expect Ol' John to be going anywhere due to a little investigation; after all, he's been in Congress since 1974. As his website boasts:

Of the nearly 10,650 men and women who have served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1789, only 81 have served longer than he has.

This is a man who has swallowed a bottle-full of congressional Viagra. He might not be smiling like Bob, but he's got real staying power. It will take a lot more than a few FBI raids for him to droop his head in shame.