It's also worth noting that legendary levels of dubious activity cross partisan lines there: After the Republican Party lost the majority
in the
state Senate
in 2008, Democrats spent the first few months of their abbreviated
stint in power basking
in new information about how Republicans spent the legislature's money on items like a special van for the man who was then their majority leader, Joe Bruno, who went on to be sentenced to two years
in prison on federal corruption charges.