Senator 'Gold Bar Bob' Menendez: 9 Terms in Congress, 16 convictions

My least favorite corrupt public official was elected to six terms in the House (1993 to 2005) and three in the Senate (2006 to 2018), thirty years in all. Justice finally caught up with him today, which was in spite of his inspired defense that he was only doing his job when he traded official actions for cash, gold, and other gratuities. 

Sadly, he's probably sincere in that claim, and I bet a lot of his congressional colleagues think the same thing. 

Maybe justice will get around to those others someday. For today, a jury found Menendez guilty of all 16 counts in his indictment. He'll appeal, of course. 

Meanwhile, we'll see how hard the Senate pushes for his expulsion, which is the only way for it to be rid of him because he'll never resign. He's even running for reelection as an Independent!

If the voters of New Jersey can spare Bob for a few years, the Bureau of Prisons would like to have a talk.