Katharine Weymouth’s desire to peddle the influence of her paper, The Washington Post, for large amounts of cash by advertising it in a flyer reminds me of Rod Blagojevich telling anyone who would listen (or listen in) that he wasn’t going to appoint Obama’s senatorial replacement without getting something for it.

Why? Because Weymouth and Blagojevich seem to have a similar mindset. These people have been behaving unethically and/or criminally for so long that they no longer recognize that what they are doing is wrong. Add to these two, the numbers of Senators and Representatives who say openly: well, whose phone call am I gonna return, Joyce Public’s, who hasn’t given me a dime, or the lobbyist who raised $100,000 for my campaign? (Of course, in their next breath they assure us that the money never affects their votes. It only affects who they listen or nod to.)

Acting corruptly among the powerful seems to be so widespread and normal that many of them forget it is still not acceptable to the general public and, often, contrary to our laws. But then, they are above the law. Aren’t they?