Demagogue

Rep. John A. Boehner (R-OH) was recently elected by members of the House GOP to succeed Tom "World's Biggest Asshole" DeLay as House majority leader. One of Boehner's new responsibilities is to reform House rules that regulate the all-too-cozy relationship betwen Washington politicians and lobbyists. But before he does that perhaps he should think about moving first.

Rep. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), who was elected House majority leader last week, is renting his Capitol Hill apartment from a veteran lobbyist whose clients have direct stakes in legislation Boehner has co-written and that he has overseen as chairman of the Education and the Workforce Committee.
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Boehner's work closely coincides with the interests of Milne. In 2002, the House approved the Economic Security and Worker Assistance Act, a tax measure originally drafted by Boehner, Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Tex.) and Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) as the Back to Work Act. The measure eventually was signed into law.
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Milne could not be reached by phone or e-mail. His wife, Anderson, who is on the advisory board of mCapitol, said she and her husband have been friends with Boehner and his wife for years. After buying the house in 2004, she said, she mentioned at a social gathering that they had a place to rent, and Boehner said he was interested.

I'm not suggesting that there is anything technically improper going on here. However, for pete's sake, if you're a congressman and your friends/landlords are lobbyists-- you can't get much cozier than that.