I've got to give a hand to the Democrats: some of their first political moves haven't been to shabby or reactionary. They've just recently passed an ethics bill disallowing politicians from receiving gifts or private flights from lobbyists. And two of the next issues on line are curtailing the growth of earmarks and introducing ways to balance the deficit. Tackling these issues is a great way to start building up public trust in this post-Abramoff/Cunningham era before transitioning to the larger reforms that they have in mind.

posted by Brett @ Thursday, January 11, 2007 1 comments