And an AP report has details. “We may be on track for the most expensive cycle ever, even more than ’08, which is really hard to believe,” said Michael Toner, a campaign finance lawyer at Bryan Cave and a former Federal Election Commission chairman.
Month: September 2010
What do you do? “I’m a lawmaker/lobbyist?”
The Post reviews the case of a Maryland state legislator in this editorial this morning. Simply put, Mr. Currie appears to have acted simultaneously as a lobbyist and a lawmaker.
Times editorial revisits lawmaker charities
Here. The art of currying favor in Washington is an ancient one, and both lawmakers and corporations have become exceptionally creative at finding ways around every legal obstacle reducing the influence of big money. But these “donations” need to be fully disclosed and strictly limited like the campaign contributions they resemble. Members of Congress should […]