"Most lobbyists want to be ethical, but we live in a very complex town. The ability to get time with members has become a very important part of the profession."
That is the main problem with Congress right there. They think that their time is rightfully for sale to the highest bidder. The more time they spend with lobbyists, the less time they spend representing the public.
There is no reason for Congress to stay in DC like they do. The only reason for that is so that they are in a centralized location for lobbyists. Lobbyists don't represent the true feelings of "We the People" - take the NRA for instance. The NRA stresses hunting rights, and makes the 2nd Amendment's true reason for existence secondary. Not to most of their members - it's the other way around. That's why Kerry's "hunting trips" were such comical relief, and why they made such an asshole of Kerry.
Lobbyists come on bended knee with campaign money in hand to bow to the men and women who can make their life easy or make their life hell.
Who is more at fault, the lobbyists or the elected officials?
The word honest is now spelled C-O-M-P-L-E-X! Sounds like the Clinton definitions all over again.
Any word with over one letter is complex to all politicians.
Congress is todays mafia and Don Clinton is missing so they will probably appoint Hillary in 2008!