Can we say that Republican is just a synonym for criminal yet?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/01/AR2005120101927.html

Justice Department lawyers concluded that the landmark Texas congressional redistricting plan spearheaded by Rep. Tom DeLay (R) violated the Voting Rights Act, according to a previously undisclosed memo obtained by The Washington Post. But senior officials overruled them and approved the plan.