Great post. This should be a HUGE issue, what with the RATS blaming the stock market collapse on Repub's ties to business. Nowhere is it mentioned that many companies are struggling under massive lawsuits (Halliburton).
I assume the column was written recently, yet Kondracke fails to mention that the legislation currently making its way to the President's desk concerning penalties for corporate malfeasance (Sarbane's Bill) are so vague as to invite massive litigation.
If only one could buy stock in lawyers, the current signal would be BUY, BUY, BUY!!!