Marc Fisher has a great p.1 story in the Post today about the tradition of Mr. Smiths coming to Washington promising reform and quickly getting coopted.
He starts off with a very funny anecdote about a newly elected Virginia Congressman, Morgan Griffith, who says there is nothing, nada, that he is looking forward to in DC. Except, maybe, he ventures after a pause, a Redskins game. Fisher obligingly finds a Republican "strategist" who affirms that Griffith will be sitting in a skybox before he knows it.
Lawmakers generally end up liking Washington so much they stay on as lobbyists or other hangers on even after they leave office. Best line of the story goes to PR firm owner Craig Shirley, who says, "They run against Washington calling it a cesspool and discover that it's really a hot tub."
Not sure if this means Marc Fisher is back to reporting. Maybe he has been and I just haven't noticed. Be happy to see more stories like this one in the Post.
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