It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native criminal class except Congress,” Mark Twain once observed. Computations remain to be performed; investigations have not been completed. But with GOP heavyweights jettisoning Jack Abramoff’s contributions faster than you can say “cooperating with prosecutors,” history may prove Twain right. Again. […]
Maud Newton
Maud Newton is a writer, editor, and former attorney who quotes Twain too frequently on her blog, MaudNewton.com.