Ruh-roh. Remember how McCain’s campaign was basically lousy with lobbyists? How his campaign manager conducted business for his lobbying firm on the Straight Talk Express? And how Obama, in contrast, managed to keep the lobbyists out of his campaign?

Well, it looks like the honeymoon’s sorta over.

In fairness to the Obama transition team, the lobbyists who are getting brought onboard are all signing “a document pledging to not lobby for one year the department or agency they’re helping to staff, according to Democratic sources.” And I don’t think there’s much danger of an Obama White House looking anything like K Street under Republican rule, which basically became Caligula’s palace for earmark-hungry corporations.

But still. This is worth keeping in mind as we see Obama’s cabinet and White House staff take shape.