The Lobbyists

Here is to the lobbyists.  Those that pressed the flesh in the corridors of power that was the Web 2.0 summit.  Not taking no for an answer, the tireless souls that for three days made the public spaces of the Palace Hotel their home.  In the mold of a K-street pro, but selling themselves. It was not the stench of power, but the smell of money that moved them.  Some cracked the DRM, others bought silver sponsorships just for two included tickets -- but it was the lobbysts who showed up for the hallway conversations.