NYTIMES reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin has an interesting piece
on the topic of cronyism:
An interesting point from the above article:
“In Washington, the
line between lobbying and bribery is not clear-cut. Until 2008, R. Hunter Biden,
son of then-Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., lobbied Congress regularly. The
Washington Post reported last year that “56 relatives of lawmakers have been
paid to influence Congress” since 2007.
While the House and
Senate passed rules to limit some lobbying, the House left enough wiggle room
for parents and children of lawmakers to still lobby.”