“...the story came to light because a lobbyist who received the Post’s flyer was offended by the ethics of the event and blew the whistle.”
Does this mean we have lobbyists with more principles than our government?
We live in interesting times.
Big government means that industries and organizations need lobbist, even for self defense. Lobbist perform an important function, they inform legislators of issues with proposed legislation that will effect their clients.
The opportunities for corruption are too obvious to belabor. The problem is the size of government, not the ethics of businessmen.