If you think lawmakers are being bought with dinners, you're missing the big story.

Perry appears to have an affirmative-action program for wealthy donors.

But they didn't raise squat, so the next election cycle, they decided to do it by any means necessary, and corporate money is a lot easier to raise.

What historic times we live in.

A potential representative seems to be bought and paid for by one individual.

The sky's the limit on what these interests will spend on this fight.