When I heard about the Judge’s ruling today about whether lobbyist and former Congressman Brian Bilbray can list himself as an Immigration Reform Consultant as his ballot title in his bid to succeed the disgraced criminal Duke Cunningham in the House of Representatives, I was reminded of an old skit from the hay days of Saturday Night Live.
 
The skit was a faux commercial for a product called Shimmer.  In the commercial Chevy Chase and Jane Curtain argue about whether or not a new aerosol product was a floor a floor wax or a desert topping.  Dan Ackward, the huckster selling the product, was quick to point out that Shimmer was actually both – a floor wax and a desert topping.
 
Apparently, according to the Judge, Brian "Shimmer" Bilbray is both a lobbyist and a consultant.  As such, the Judge gave Bilbray the choice of listing either, and so he of course listed consultant.  But then, given what Jack Abramoff has done for the reputation of lobbyists, who can blame him?

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 8th, 2006 at 12:00 am and is filed under Blog Posts.