Forecasting

Tom Coburn, the sometimes-maverick, sometimes just nutty Republican senator from Oklahoma, tells his constituents that he expects six congressmen and a senator to be wearing orange jumpsuits as a result of the Abramoff scandal. I wonder if that includes the Duke Cunningham (already serving time for his own bribery capers) and Tom DeLay, who's under indictment under Texas law. Over on the Senate side, the odds-on favorite to hear the cell door slam behind him is Conrad Burns, Republican of Montana, already in trouble in his re-election bid.

Now remember, this prediction comes from a Republican.