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As my dear ol’ Dad would say: I’ll be dipped in sesame seeds.<\/p>\n

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a hardline conservative, has joined forces with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an equally hardline progressive, on legislation aimed at banning former members of Congress from joining the lobbying ranks immediately after leaving office.<\/p>\n

Who in the world knew?<\/p>\n

Cruz put out a Twitter message that declared he actually agrees with an idea that AOC put out there, which is to ban lawmakers from becoming lobbyists; at least, she said, the new law should require a lengthy waiting period.<\/p>\n

I don’t think hell has frozen over, but it might be getting a bit chilly down there nonetheless.<\/p>\n

This unlikely partnership demonstrates to me that bipartisanship is not a lost cause on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n

I’ve written often about my dislike for Sen. Cruz. As for AOC, well, she has annoyed me as well, given the undeserved spotlight she is getting as a rookie member of the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n

Ocasio-Cortez tweeted this: “If you are a member of Congress + leave, you shouldn’t be allowed to turn right around &leverage your service for a lobbyist check. I don’t think it should be legal at ALL to become a corporate lobbyist if you’ve served in Congress. At minimum there should be a long wait period.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Cruz responded with this: “Here’s something I don’t say often: I agree with @AOC.”<\/em> He said he has long favored a ban on lawmakers becoming lobbyists. He added this via Twitter: “The Swamp would hate it, but perhaps a chance for bipartisan cooperation.”<\/em><\/p>\n

There you have it<\/a>. Two lawmakers from extreme ends of the political spectrum have reached out, locked arms and decided on something on which they both have found common ground.<\/p>\n

Indeed, lobbyists who walk away from the halls of power and begin working directly for corporate employers have built-in advantages over their colleagues\/competitors. It ain’t fair, man!<\/p>\n

AOC responded that she’s “down” with what Cruz has proposed as long as it doesn’t contain any partisan trickery. Cruz responded, “You’re on.”<\/p>\n

This is a small step. It’s still an important one.<\/p>\n\n

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