Okay, so surprise surprise, 'it's not bribery, it's the latest innovation in lobbying' didn't pan out as a defense for Duke Cunningham briber (finally liberated from the utterly hollow 'alleged') Brent Wilkes. Guilty on all thirteen counts. So who's next?

Let's break this down. Mitch Wade started cooperating with prosecutors more or less immediately. And remember, that was way back in mid-2005. Duke himself held out for a few months before pleading out. But Wilkes waited ... well, too long.

So can he do anything now to knock some years off his term in the slammer?

Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) doesn't appear to have had much direct involvement in Duke Cunningham's corruption, though he did seem to oversee a lot of the earmarks and favors Cunningham got bribed for. But Wilkes himself is tied to the Lewis investigation through his old mentor, congressman-turned-lobbyist Bill Lowery. And on the stand at trial Wilkes actually said that Lewis was more important for him than Cunningham -- a statement I'm sure Lewis appreciated to no end.

Now, I don't know what Wilkes knows that's recent enough to bring Lewis down. But I'll bet his memory is in for some refreshing.