Yep, he's a Repuke.

If Grimm was a Democrat, it would be in the headline, and mentioned twice in the first sentence.

I've always thought it was SOP to put a politician's affiliation in parenthesis after his name.

Kind of depressing, though. He's being arrested for the dirty deal, not for threatening the reporter with assault.

-- Mal

where Anthony Weiner's party is never actually identified.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Weiner-Congress-Scandal-Resign-Twitter--123993124.html

but it also depends on the news source. Local papers, when reporting what seems to be a local story, usually seem to be worse about identifying party (you can see it in local Boston papers for local political scandals). Maybe it's because, when discussing local politicians, most people know the party, or maybe it's a built in (intentional or unintentional) bias. It does seem, though, that when discussing politicians from other places, they're quicker to identify the party.

Selection bias is an inescapable side-effect of deeply held belief or opinion. Political junkies (aren't we all, here?) are quite susceptible.

I know I catch it in myself more often than is respectable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selection_bias

like they did with Wiener?

AssemblyWoman that can win the district.

As to your question no the media will likely call for him to resign.

Video from NY1 shows the Staten Island congressman ending an interview with the network's
reporter after the reporter attempted to ask him about allegations of campaign finance wrong-
doing.

Shortly thereafter, Grimm returns and gets in the reporter's face, while still on camera.

"Let me be clear to you, you ever do that to me again I'll throw you off this f***ing balcony,"
Grimm says.

Grimm adds: "You're not man enough, you're not man enough. I'll break you in half. Like a boy."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/29/rep-michael-grimm-r-n-y-reportedly-threatens-journalist/

Teapublican congress critters really are a rogues gallery of criminals...

He was the first one on. But if things go well, he will not be a Congressman very much longer.

and didn't report payroll regarding his restaurant. You don't mess with the IRS no matter how many other things you think you can get away with. Al Capone, if he were around, would concur.

2014 for Democrats what 2006 was for the Thugs. So far it is not working.

before being a schumk RePUG Congress oddity.

I guess the judge won't put him in a 4th or 5th tier, so someone can ask how he would like to go over the railing like a boy!