In a few short days we’ve had the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Citizens United and a major statement from President Obama on campaign finance and lobbying disclosure.  The Hill reports that the administration is seeking to end what it calls a loophole in the law allowing some to escape lobbyist registration because they’re… not “lobbyists” as that term is defined in the law.  It seems that the effort might be aimed at what you could call the “strategic adviser” allowance.

“This president has done more to tar and feather the lobbying profession than ten Jack Abramoffs,” said Howard Marlowe, president of Marlowe & Company. “On the one hand, his proposal is pandering to the same public anger that has given his administration a scare. On the other hand, what he has proposed will send a wicked chill on free speech.”