Partying Under Adversity

It depends on how you look at it. This week's Democratic National Convention (and in September, the Republican convention) is a week-long orgy for special interest money, same as it ever was. Alternatively, what was once the quadrennial triumph for corporations and lobbying firms, the Olympics for influence peddling, has been ruined by a litany of new ethics rules; those brave enough to even put on an event are doing so in an atmosphere of fear. Full Story »

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Jeanne Roberts
4.3
by Jeanne Roberts - Oct. 1, 2008

Excellent journalism on the effects the 2007 lobbying and ethics reform bill is having on both Democratic and Republican lobbyists, who are so conflicted by varying interpretations of the legislation some have decided to forgo attending the conventions altogether. As a result, it might be a good year for real people to attend.

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