They took an already unacceptable bill and turned it into a charade.

The ticket was written, a verbal shouting match took place and then it turned physical.

The battle goes on. There's a very powerful case to establish that these ads were about defeating Sen. Feingold, not lobbying him.

That doesn't mean there are no efforts to influence the minority parties, but the principal efforts almost always involve the party in power, the party or the individuals from that party who can deliver results.

To effectively address the scandals in Washington, which revolve around the multiple ways lobbyists use money to buy influence, Congress must reform the lobbying, campaign finance and ethics rules, and create new means for enforcing these rules.

It's just one example of the increasing breakdown of any rules in the Congress.