I have no brief to make for the Demoncrats, but Krugman made a pretty good case that they aren't involved with Abramoff in his recent NYT column. They do lie through their teeth...
WS is right that the electoral system is all f*cked up. Non-electoral pressure is needed, as with the Civil Rights movement, the anti-Vietnam war movement, etc. Relying on politicians -- even "third" party ones -- won't do it. Someone like Nader (or even Wellstone) will be largely ignored until the folks in DC are scared. JD