The Democrats regulatory reform bill may not be a hit with Wall Street, but its been very, very good to K Street.
According to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity, 850 businesses, trade groups and other corporate interests have hired more than 3,000 lobbyists to shape the bill � roughly five lobbyists for each member of Congress.
(I admit the reason I'm posting is this is because the image is funny.)
John McCain has made no bones about his disgust for greed.
But as Senior Editor Radley Balko reports, his wife Cindy's fortune comes from a government-created entity thats anti-competitive and full of lobbyists and special interests. Radley Balko on the Government Subsidies Behind Cindy McCain's Family Fortune from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
Source:
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/10/15/the-government-subsi.html
