Believe me, NY and NJ Republicans aren't any kind of saints, they just aren't anywhere near as connected with the people making payoffs as the Dems. They are so far out of the trough, and the Dems have been so embedded in it for so long, that it's easy for them to run on a 'Clean government' line. If they ever got the upper hand long-term, they'd probably be just as thoroughly seduced by easy money.