David Brooks, a pundit of mediocre ability and questionable judgement in my opinion, has just penned an honest to goodness "speak truth to power" column. He takes on the K street and the Republican class of 1995 referring to them as "sleazo-cons," a term I'll be happy to see added to the lexicon.
Back in 1995, when Republicans took over Congress, a new cadre of daring and original thinkers arose. These bold innovators had a key insight: that you no longer had to choose between being an activist and a lobbyist. You could be both. You could harness the power of K Street to promote the goals of Goldwater, Reagan and Gingrich. And best of all, you could get rich while doing it!
Masters Of SleazeIncluded in the targets are Jack Abramoff, Ralph Reed, Grover Norquist and even Ed Buckham, Tom DeLay's former chief of staff and Michael Scanlon, DeLay's former spokesman. He stops short of calling out DeLay, but there looks to be some groundwork being laid for more.