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Kinsley's WP editorial, It's All Corrupt Bribery , is informative and sarcastic. I especially liked his closing words:

Perhaps conceding more than he intended, former Democratic senator John Breaux, now on K Street, told the New York Times that a member of Congress will be swayed more by 2,000 letters from constituents on some issue than by anything a lobbyist can offer. I guess if it's a lobbyist vs. 1,900 constituents, it's too bad for the constituents.

That seems fair.