Yesterday, the leadership announced agreement on a lobbying reform bill that would ban most of the meals, resort vacations and other gifts from seekers of influence.

Hmm, I thought, contemplating weeks of online house hunting, maybe the resort vacation is easier after all.

At issue are the free meals, resort vacations and tickets to sporting and theater events that special interests now lavish on members.

The improper practice of judges' accepting free resort vacations, under the guise of "judicial education," also has to be reined in.

I would like to find out about resort vacations or cruises, preferably for singles, that are alcohol-free.

You know, Dallas, you look like you could use a nice resort vacation.

Then we'll talk about that nice resort vacation.

At that price, the costs would be headed into the territory of a resort vacation.

The bill would bar most of the meals, resort vacations and other gifts that lobbyists now bestow on lawmakers.