The House GOPers are in no rush to enact serious lobby reform. Absolute power has already absolutely corrupted them. In their guts, they don't think reform is needed. They don't think it matters:
The rush to revise ethics laws in the wake of the Jack Abramoff political corruption scandal has turned into more of a saunter.
A month ago, Republican leaders in Congress called legislation on the topic their first priority, and promised quick action on a measure that would alter the rules governing the interaction between lawmakers and lobbyists.
But now they do not anticipate final approval of such a measure until late March at the earliest.
