Essay:Which Party Is More Scandalous?

Despite presenting themselves as the party of "family values" and other practices of the moral high ground, the Republican Party has a surprising number of politicians who get caught up in scandals that directly contradict what they're supposed to stand for. Although the Democratic Party contains a number of politicians who have their own scandals, it seems the GOP, despite its promotion of strict moral and ethic standards, is by far the more scandalous party.

Simply accusing the Republicans of being the less moral and ethical side of aisle may be easy and convenient, but is a pretty flimsy statement without plentiful examples that prove that either they really are the more scandalous party or that the Democrats are, in fact, worse. The point of this essay is to collect examples of politicians on each side who have been caught doing something illegal or inappropriate so as to get an idea of which party is truly the more scandalous.

Guidelines

 * Politicians and federally appointed judges (including Supreme Court justices) only. The no-no must occur during their time in public service (or maybe immediately after).
 * Give a brief explanation of their position, what they did, and how they were punished.
 * Gaffes and the like don't count as scandals. Mitt Romney's 47% remarks, for example, don't count. Think more along the lines of Larry Craig and Charlie Rangel.
 * To avoid a potentially endless list and to keep the focus on the parties as they are now, let's keep only incidences that happened no later than the mid-90s.
 * Please cite a reference for each example just for good measure.