Hugh Hewitt has published a statement by Congressman John Boehner regarding the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal. Boehner is in a bit of a pickle since has received $32,500 in contributions from Abramoff, and clearly needs to come out against the pork-lobbyist axis of waste and sleaze. I don’t know much about Boehner, in fact, I know next to nothing about him, but I think the following paragraph from the statement is worth highlighting:

We should think seriously about bringing greater transparency to the lobbying industry. Anyone - anyone - can call himself or herself a lobbyist, recruit clients, and make appearances on their behalf on the Hill. Clearer standards and greater transparency would promote greater institutional integrity and protect us against those in the industry who put their own short-term interests against the public trust.

To me, that sounds like a big, fat “poor ol’ me, all innocent and helpless.” Transparency is good, but what I really want to know is why, why, Republican Congressmen sold themselves to this Abramoff character? I also want to know whether they were “transparent” about doing so with regards to their constituents?

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