Juxtaposed with the rhetoric about changing the political culture is this nugget from the AP:

Wal-Mart’s message to America is "Save money. Live better." Its motto in Washington might best be summed up another way: Spend more. Lobby harder.

The world’s largest retailer spent nearly $1.8 million in the first six months of 2007 and is on pace to break the nearly $2.5 million it spent for all of 2006.

    Obviously, the Beast from Bentonville is not simply going to give up and walk away from the corruption of politics (and, yes, the corruption is at many, many levels–I’m just dealing here with one aspect). The fight will be tough, vicious and long.

    P.S. Anyone else battling a vicious sore throat…I’m taking a poll…