While Apple’s success has earned rock-star status in Silicon Valley, its low-wattage approach in Washington is becoming more glaring to policymakers.
This to me sounds like senators saying, "We see that you're making a ton of money, and we want our cut."
I'm glad Apple doesn't spend much money on lobbying (see http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-lobbying-spe...). If the government starts intentionally causing problems for them with the intent of forcing them to increase their lobbying budget, well... that's a scary future for my country.