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If a long-standing problem with alcholism is Ney's particular problem, fine...but that's not going to be the reason the rest of the Republicans sold out and knuckled under.

But if you want to make the absurd case that Republican policy is the result of a near universal drinking problem in Congress, I...don't think I'd field an opposing argument.

Ney to Plead Guilty in Scandal
By Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 15, 2006; A04

Rep. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) is expected to plead guilty in the coming days to charges stemming from his association with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and he will blame a long-standing problem with alcohol for behavior that spiraled down to illegality, sources close to the congressman said last night.