From the previous thread:

re: #371 danarchy

Because liberals never take bribes.

I didn’t say liberal politicians didn’t take bribes. I pointed out how cheap Republican politicians are to buy.

Plus these articles are from over ten years ago, during the GW Bush administration.

List of American state and local politicians convicted of crimes (Wikipedia, very long list)

Politicians of both parties might be tempted to take bribes. The difference is the Democrats tend to oust their members when they do that.