Why can't they follow the rules?

After yesterday's tacit admission by The New York Times that they engaged in illegal campaign contributions to MoveOn.org, it begs the question: Why can't Democrats follow the simple campaign contribution rules? They're not that tough. The Federal Government even has a bunch of good information which details for candidates, citizens, and PACs what they can and cannot donate or accept.

So. here's a run-down for the time being:

1. Former Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Geoffrey Fieger has been indicted on Federal charges stemming from over $75,000 in illegal reimbursements his company made to employees, vendors, and friends who donated money to the John Edwards campaign.
2. Norman Hsu is being investigated for approximately $200,000 in suspicious contributions to the Hillary Clinton campaign, including the possibility that some of the money was illegally reimbursed by Mr. Hsu.
3. The New York Times gave an illegal in-kind contribution of $77,083 to MoveOn.org.
4. Do we even need to get into the cash-in-the-freezer incident?