getting clean

"You can wash the outside of the cup all you want. If the inside is still unclean, you're going to have the same problems."

- SENATOR TOM COBURN, Republican of Oklahoma, who said new lobbying rules passed
by the Senate were too weak. NYT Quote of the day.

These are some of the senators who voted against the bill, which I think offers a compelling suggestion that the bill that passed really is not enough...

John McCain (R)
Barack Obama (D) of Illinois
Russell Feingold (D) Wisco
John Kerry (D) Mass
James Inhofe (R) Oklahoma
Jim DeMint (R) South Cack
Lindsey Graham (R) South Cack