Agree completely. However DC works like that. Someone at some point, unless Weldon is a Ron Paul or other unusual Republican whose district and he can withstand the Inside the Beltway crowd, will find what he needs.
If DC "works" in such a way that the government can't be expected to protect American citizens from terrorists that the government knows are on American soil, I have no idea what further corruption could even be possible.
And that level of corruption is something that will destroy this country. There is no going back.
That's nonsense. Weldon isn't looking for a payoff. You're more cynical than even I am.