As Guard Changes in Congress, Lobbyists Scramble

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 — Republicans do not cede control of Congress for nearly two months, but money, power and influence are already beginning to change hands. The political economy, at least here in the capital, is humming for Democrats.

Democratic lobbyists are fielding calls from pharmaceutical companies, the oil and gas industry and military companies, all of which had grown accustomed to patronizing Republicans, as the environment in Washington abruptly shifts.

Senator Reid and Congresswoman Pelosi need to nip this crap in the bud. These lobbyists would sell their own grandchildren to score a vote from a politican.

If the Dems give in to legalized bribery the way the Republicans did the voters will turn their dead asses out in 2008, or worse yet, stay home and the Repubs will be back in the saddle. With the lock the Christianists and Likudnik operatives have on the Republican Party the years 2009-2013 will be brutal for Americans.

The so-called K Street Project, an effort engineered by Republicans to dominate the trade, is unraveling, and Democrats say they intend to pass sweeping reforms rather than reverse the project for their benefit.

Democrats say the changing of the guard provides a raft of opportunities, second only to winning the presidency.

“If you’re a Democrat, it’s a good time to be looking for work,” said David Urban, a Republican who is the managing director of American Continental Group, a bipartisan lobbying firm. “For Republicans, there is a little bit of panic that sets in when people realize they have to move out of their office into a cubicle.”

It must be a shock for the flat hand palm up rubber stamp Republicans to realize they will have to go out and get real jobs and actually work for a change.