Zitat des Tages von Joshua Micah Marshall:
Washington is a city that coddles up to and worships power.
Some of the immediate causes of Jack Abramoff's troubles were some Indian elections that went bad for him.
Success can be built on a strong relationship between a lobbyist and a single, powerful lawmaker.
Who's on the case when it comes to the flat tax?
We all know how powerful the web can be for raising political money. Well, if you're game, the Duke Cunningham Legal Defense Fund is apparently ready to accept your donation.
With Jack Abramoff under indictment, a number of readers have suggested that now he might flip and try to offer the feds some figures higher up the food-chain.
That D.C. grand jury investigation of Abramoff can't go on forever. Eventually the lawyers at the Public Integrity Section will go to their bosses with some decisions about just who they want to indict. That's when Al Gonzales will have to show his cards.
Most politicians keep close tabs on what's happening back home and work assiduously to keep lines of communications open with the political players in their states or districts.