It's time that we set a "Pete Rose" rule for politics.
Break the rules, and you're banned for life.
-PJ
Fall on your sword for the dems and they'll take care of you if you keep your mouth shut. You get a no-show job somewhere or a giant book deal for a book nobody will ever read, that sort of thing.
If you don't keep your mouth shut then your next job in government is probably the least of your worries.