will make huge stock purchases that they have to disclose it. i caution people not to listen to jack abramoff. he s a crook. lobbying isn t illegal. what he did s. it would be the equivalent of saying you have news anchors or reporters cheating, use illicit means. that would make that person a criminal. what abramoff did was disgusting. he should have gone to jail. we should be careful. i would love your opinion on this. you served in congress. why should it be legal for members of congress to trade in the market based on information they have exclusive access to on capitol hill. fit s legal now why isn t that the way to go? i m not defending criminal behavior. it s legal behavior now. in the real world you are not allowed to do theseç things.