3 bad guys who faced, or are facing their trials in courts of legal, and public opinion.

Vito faces the same herd. Maybe he has a shot at making this ok.

Either way, I doubt he can say "But, other politicians have gotten away with stuff"

There was outrage in all three cases. But, if you're claiming republicans have some kind of standard where they throw their bad apples into the ditch, remember bob ney, who in 2006 plead guilty to corruption charges, and remained in office without resigning for nearly a month.

My opinion is that any group of 700 or so federal officials will have some people doing illegal, immoral and valueless things.

Those people who claim some kind of "advantage" on legitimacy, morals, and values have a lot harder a fall when thy do illegal, immoral and valueless things.