Issue:The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Masters of Sleaze:

Specific:"Abramoff's and Scanlon's Indian-gaming scandal will go down as the movement's crowning achievement, more shameless than anything the others would do, but still the culmination of the trends building since 1995. It perfectly embodied their creed and philosophy: 'I'd love us to get our mitts on that moolah!!' as Abramoff wrote to Reed.
They made at least $66 million.
This is a major accomplishment. And remember: Abramoff didn't do it on his own. "

Comment:Bravo to Mr. Books for making the observation. However, jeers to Mr Brooks and his party for not stopping this crew.

Let's not forget that Tom Delay is involved with this guy in some fashion. It was Tom Delay that pushed the Terri Schiavo private bill.
Note: >The Washington Post,The NY Times and The LA Times all seem to indicate that while the situation tragic and sad, the Terri Schiavo bill is bad for our democracy

This is the compassionate conservatives of the mid-90's. These are the Neo-con's. This is the Republican Party today. This is the kind of bait-and-switch political machinations that brought down the Nixon administration.

It is this kind of political thing that turns the general population off to participation in governance.

The current Republican party is not about governance of the people, by the people - they are simply into political control - nothing else.
They are not interested in the individual. They will deny it when confronted. It is not a radical suggestion anymore.

This is not the Republican Party of my parents.

How far will they go?