Ernie Fletcher Sometimes it seems like indictments of high-ranking Republicans are becoming so common these days that it's almost unremarkable to hear about a new one. Rather than asking "which of them are indicted?" it almost makes more sense to ask "which Republicans haven't been indicted?" And if you were to ask that question, you wouldn't be able to answer: "Ernie Fletcher.

"The Republican Governor of Kentucky was indicted last week on charges of conspiracy, official misconduct and political discrimination. Fletcher is accused of conspiring with his buddies to pack the Kentucky government with his own political supporters, while demoting those who supported his opponents. There's even a "hit-list" of employees slated to be demoted or fired.In a classic example of Republican personal responsibility, Fletcher blamed the Democrats. In particular, the Democratic Attorney General, whom Fletcher accuses of conflict of interest.Of course, if Fletcher wants to get out of trouble, he could simply pardon himself. While he insists he won't do that, he already pardoned his administration staff back in August. Republican values: Do the crime, don't do the time.