The loophole in the repuke lobby reform proposal:

[liberal N proud]

from the Washington Post:
According to lobbyists and ethics experts, even if Hastert's proposal is enacted, members of Congress and their staffs could still travel the world on an interest group's expense and eat steak on a lobbyist's account at the priciest restaurants in Washington.

The only requirement would be that whenever a lobbyist pays the bill, he or she must also hand the lawmaker a campaign contribution. Then the transaction would be perfectly okay.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/17/AR2006011701311.html?nav=rss_nation


Just how damned dirty can these bastards get before we throw them all out?

[Beetwasher]

1. So, IOW, The "Reform" Actually Makes It WORSE!!!

Free dinner, Free travel AND A MANDATORY CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION!!! LOL! :eyes:

[SharonAnn]

2. And can "chrities" still wine and dine them? Like DeLay's "charity"

and Abramoff's "charity"?

We can be sure what they're really doing is making it easier to be bribed, not harder. These are the very people (excepting perhaps McCain) who've supported the "K Street" project.