Doug Bandow Gives Advice

The American Conservative publishes a column by Doug Bandow:

The impact of the Abramoff saga has spread beyond Congress. Even yours truly has ended up as a bit player, having been paid by Abramoff to write occasionally about issues of mutual interest. Although I didn't change my views, it was a bad judgment for which I'’ve taken a well-earned professional hit.

Despite the frenzy now evident in Washington, in important ways l"affaire Abramoff appears to be overblown. AbramoffÂ’s activities were unseemly, even salacious. His fees were breathtaking. His treatment of his clients was at best denigrating and at worst fraudulent. His relationships with nonprofits and charities broke new ground. But there appears to have been no bribery as commonly understood, no bags of money transferred to policymakers.

Doug's piece here has some sound advice but the advice is no longer the story when Doug Bandow gives it.