[NativeNewYorker]

Rat out a conservative and you get big bucks and a front page photo.

Rat out a rat and if you're lucky, you don't end up like Vince Foster and the railroad track boys, or audited like Paula Jones and Juanita.

[cwb]

Rat out a conservative and you're protected whistleblower and a hero.

Rat out a Democrat and you're a backstabbing, snitch ala Linda Tripp.

[cinFLA]

Actually the tabloids are equal-time players. Just look next time checking out of the super-market. The liberals are nailed all the time; those stories just don't make it to the main press.