There’s a good piece in the Post today by Jeffrey Birnbaum (who’s been on this beat for literally decades) about all the forms of DC corruption that are perfectly legal. And this is really the heart of the story about what’s going on in DC today.
We have a piece coming later today about a few GOP congressmen who got probably thousands of dollars worth of free meals courtesy of Jack Abramoff at his swanky (and now almost deserted) restaurant Signatures.
But if you just follow the guidelines set forth it’s totally fine to accept lush vacations, golf tournaments, ski vacations and more.
So hundred dollar meal from a lobbyist, terrible. Ten thousand dollar trip to Bermuda set up by a lobbyist, not a problem.
