Democrats are pushing this scary new ad about lobbyist-loving golf whore John Boehner, the House minority leader who could become Speaker. But is Boehner well-known enough to be an effective bogeyman for the Democrats this fall? Probably not.
Page Six hears that John Boehner has had to warn a cadre of Republican congressmen about being party pals with or flirting counterparties to lobbyists, due to the important upcoming election. Why does John Boehner hate fun with sexy ladies?
Shouldn't major corporate lobbyists be approaching a crisis of conscience soon? Never! Here's the latest, greatest news for the common man: two of Washington's biggest lobbying firms have joined forces, casting a dark shadow of Evil across the Capitol.
Incredibly corrupt former Republican mega-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, imprisoned for ripping off Indian casinos and bribing congressmen, has been transferred to a halfway house. He's scheduled for full release December 4, just in time for Washington agencies' lovely holiday parties!
Over 1,400 former federal employees have been hired by financial sector lobbying groups since 2009, according to a new study. And 73 of them are former lawmakers, like opposing congressional Dicks Armey and Gephardt. It's financial regulation overhaul season!
Tragic news out of DC: with the passing of legendary Democratic Congressman John Murtha, an entire lobbying firm has gone out of business.
Did you know that while you have been bitching about stuff and giggling at that one lazy SNL sketch that Barack Obama has kinda quietly accomplished many good liberal things? The Wall Street Journal noticed!
Revelations surfaced in July that pricey, shady, plainly unethical off-the-record dinners between Washington Post reporters and DC lobbyists were planned. It resulted in the firing of the WaPo's marketing director. Now, the NYT calls out their executive editor. SHOTS FIRED!
Not surprising, but it looks like lobbyists are having homeless guys wait out lines on Capital Hill for them. This sounds like an old, unspoken trick not really worth mentioning, except CNN had someone on camera talking openly about it.
The Washington Post sent a flier to DC corporate lobbyists and other scum offering them an exclusive, schmoozy dinner with political officials and Post reporters for only $25,000. Now they're disavowing it! Come now. They were just too honest.
Every once in a while, we like to get a tour of a real sewer—and the drama surrounding the publication of 'Washington Post' media critic Howard Kurtz's latest book offered an opportunity too filthy to miss. Central to this particular mess's question is: Does a reporter's fondness or contempt for another reporter disqualify them from criticizing their work in print? (And if so, are we fired?) So let's go deep into the morass and play our favorite game: Who Hates Whom?
