In defense of lobbyists

Are those villainous lobbyists just misunderstood?

To hear Barack Obama talk, lobbyists (and not politicians) are the cause of most the nation's ills.

But Michael Barone, writing in Investor's Business Daily, says "The government could not sensibly do business without lobbyists — as Hillary Clinton recognized at the YearlyKos convention last August."

Lobbying is as American as apple pie, going back to colonial times, Barone writes.

Read the full column, "Those Vilified Lobbyists Help Lawmakers Understand The Plight Of Real Americans" at IBD's Web site.