David Brooks, sleazebuster.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills - Brief Article

Did you see David Brooks's "Masters of Sleaze" column? It demonstrated that he could supply the ironic moral voice desperately needed by today's conservatives:

"Back in 1995, when Republicans took over Congress, a new cadre of daring and original thinkers arose.... [Y]ou no longer had to choose between being an activist and a lobbyist. You could be both.... And best of all, you could get rich while doing it....

"Before long, folks like [Graver] Norquist and [Jack] Abramoff were talking up the virtues of international sons of liberty like Angola's Jonas Savimbi and Congo's dictator Mobutu Sese Seko--all while receiving compensation from these upstanding gentlemen ...

"Tom DeLay's former chief of staff helped run the U.S. Family Network, which supported...