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"It may be convenient for Hill staffers to think of Abramoff as insidious, subtly corrupting idealistic but naive public servants. Actually, Abramoff was about as subtle as a madam in a whorehouse."



"What we have now is a perversion of conservatism with the free-market banner becoming an excuse for greed. . . . A handful of House Republicans . . . are tired of the dictatorial way the House is run and think the emphasis on pay-to-play politics is a perversion of Republican principles. . . .
The Democrats [have] a package of reforms, but no reformer to lead the way. Gingrich is urging his party to pick up the reform mantle. If they do, it will be a triumph of political cross-dressing."