My apologies then.     I don't like excusing Browns behavior by just saying its common practice in politics.   Legislation is a bartering process and you have to give if you want to get votes.    It's the nature of the beast.   It's the reason I will not support either major political party, both of which have little check when in the majority, ( a very good reason to have a third party involved so that neither major party can govern by majority dictate.)

I wish the RG had the resources to expose such common practices at the local/state/federal level.    I'd love to know the money sources that support political action and tie it to specific representatives.     While many of us suspect graft, we don't get real evidence from media very often. 

If the RG wants to 'break out' then find media alliances that give the public more than press releases.    Without being near the power centers of New York or D.C.  Northwest media is mostly ignored, as are our citizens, on federal issues.