Where?
Odd, but the word "Republican" appears nowhere in that article.
As near as I can tell, the NYT speaks approvingly of how Republican McCain handled the same situation, and by contrast it's saying that Reid didn't handle it correctly.
I searched for "corruption" as in "Republican culture of...", but the only time the word came up, it was "but it does illustrate the power of the Caesar's wife rule these days as Capitol corruption becomes an increasing embarrassment".
So, Tom, when you encounter the word "corruption", the first thing you think of is Republicans? Let me reassure you, Republican politicans aren't the only corrupt politicians in Congress.