Can the Republicans Become More Corrupt?

Again, this is a fair question in light of this most recent information (also see this). Every time I turn around, the Republicans show a new low in their corruption. Apparently, Republican Representative Mark Foley of Florida is into boys -- 16 year old boys, to be precise. He had an email conversation and IM exchange with a former page at the Capitol. Here's part of the exchange (originally from ABCnews.com and through cnn.com):

ABCNews.com posted these instant message exchanges:

Maf54: You in your boxers, too?
Teen: Nope, just got home. I had a college interview that went late.
Maf54: Well, strip down and get relaxed.

ABCNews.com also cited this exchange:

Maf54: What ya wearing?
Teen: tshirt and shorts
Maf54: Love to slip them off of you.

A third example from ABCNews.com:

Maf54: Do I make you a little horny?
Teen: A little.
Maf54: Cool.

Now, at this point, I hope -- no, I HAVE to believe that there is a decent Republican somewhere in this huge country of ours wondering what the *%&# is wrong with his party. Let's just add up the facts: We've got Rep. Mark Foley -- pervert extraordinaire (potentially a child molester), Rep. Bob Ney -- who was the "unindicted co-conspirator" in the Abramoff scandal, Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham -- who engaged in some of the most basic and dumbest graft imaginable, Sen. Conrad Burns -- also connected to Abramoff, and, finally, the now-gone-but-still-on-the-ballot Rep. Tom Delay -- the "Hammer" who led his party to the ultimate game of partisanship and, in the process, turned Congress into the biggest group of do-nothings and rubber stamps imaginable.

As I said, I have to believe that there is a decent Republican somewhere who is disgusted by this. I could be wrong, though. Republican candidates have shown a tremendous knack for winning despite the obvious protrusion of two horns from their heads. I suppose this November will tell us whether Republican voters in this country can finally see some of those horns.