Contract killings

I was thinking the other day that, for all the sound and fury connected with the Ambramoff and DeLay scandals, they are just too byzantine to make much of a dent in the public's consciousness; I mean influence peddling? Conspiracy. Trips to St. Andrews? Whuuuh? What we need is a good ol' fashion congressional banking/post office scandal to get the public's knickers in a knot. I mean, kiting checks, free postage -- that's something your average Joe can understand and feel self-righteous enough to want to throw the bums out.

Until this sweet little story turned up. DeLay and Gotti. K Street meets Howard Beach.