All Intensive Purposes

Michael Kinsley writes today on corruption in Washington:

Perhaps conceding more than he intended, former Democratic senator John Breaux, now on K Street, told the New York Times that a member of Congress will be swayed more by 2,000 letters from constituents on some issue than by anything a lobbyist can offer. I guess if it's a lobbyist vs. 1,900 constituents, it's too bad for the constituents. That seems fair.

(An easy target, true.)

eta this cartoon from Tom Toles: