The Village: Wash Post Reporter Covering (and Deploring) K Street Becomes Corporate Lobbyist

What, you ask, do political writers really mean when they refer to "The Village"? What does that political term mean in practice, rather than in theory? Here's about as good an example as I have ever seen:

Jeffrey Birnbaum, one of the premier lobbying reporters, joined a leading K Street firm Tuesday.
Birnbaum has gone to BGR Group, formerly known as Barbour, Griffith & Rogers, as president of its public relations practice, BGR Public Relations.