Jeffry Birnbaum, in the WP says that voters are growing tired of the money and politics connection, he says this will not longer be tolerated,
what he forgets is that the republican party has been largely successful in buying its way into the majority.
The republican mantra "business can do it better" has convieniently led to an increase in contracting out, combined with a simultaneous decrease in government contracting officers basically a mathmatical formula predicting an increase in graft and corruption.
"After years in which big-dollar dealings have come to dominate the interaction between lobbyists and lawmakers, both sides are now facing what could be a wave of prosecutions in the courts and an uprising at the ballot box. Extreme examples of the new business-as-usual are no longer tolerated"A Growing Wariness About Money in Politics: "No fewer than seven lawmakers, including a Democrat, have been indicted, have pleaded guilty or are under investigation for improper conduct such as conspiracy, securities fraud and improper campaign donations. Congress's approval ratings have fallen off the table, in some measure because of headlines about these scandals."