Rostenkowski acknowledged breaking House rules regarding stationery-store purchases and employing individuals who did little or no work - practices that his supporters argued were common on the Hill.
In his commentary titled: "The Rules Kept Changing; Dan Rostenkowski Didn't",[REF] Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Mike Royko, a frequent Rostenkowski critic, wrote "Nobody should be taking pleasure from Rostenkowski's misfortune.