>> nothing surprising > I'm upset, not surprised. Does evil suddenly become totally OK and cool just because I know it exists? Of course not. Also, nothing su

>> nothing surprising > I'm upset, not surprised. Does evil suddenly become totally OK and cool just because I know it exists? Of course not. Also, nothing surprising [to someone who's "participated in the process of hiring high-end firms to do lobbying work"] != nothing surprising [to the general public]. Also, it's annoying when someone deflects a statement (implicit or otherwise) about what ought to be with a statement about what is.