In the Obama campaign’s latest effort to intimidate or at least demonize its political opponents, campaign manager Jim Messina revealed that when he says “lobbyist” he basically means “Republican donor.”

In a letter last summer, Messina manager wrote “We didn’t accept one single dollar from Washington lobbyists.” Then in the fall, he wrote “we don’t accept any money from special-interest groups or Washington lobbyists.” He’s said that sort of thing constantly, and it’s always been misleading at best.