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Aug 27, 2009 01:12 PM

Blue Dogs Fill Their Bowls with Cash


http://www.publicintegrity.org/articles/entry/1572/

Key Findings:
• Nearly 54 percent of the Blue Dog PAC’s contributions this year have come from three sectors: health care PACs, energy PACs, and financial services PACs

• As the Blue Dog Coalition’s clout has grown, their fundraising has mushroomed. In in the first half of 2009, their PAC raised over $1.1 million — more than in all of 2003-2004

• The Blue Dog PAC’s fundraising his increased in each complete cycle, taking in $2,636,273 in contributions in 2007-2008 (up from $1,239,516 in 2005-2006)


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from canoehead
Old Aug 27, 2009, 01:32 PM

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Don't even know who blue dog is.
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from elkpark
Old Aug 27, 2009, 04:13 PM

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Since it's clear they are going to be the deciding factor in the Senate, it makes sense that the corporations and lobbyists would be putting the bulk of their efforts and $$$ into trying to influence them ...
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from CRNA2007
Old Aug 27, 2009, 08:44 PM

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Wait till the sweetening happens from the Obama administration to get them to vote for the Ted Kennedy memorial health care scheme. Will you do it for Paul?? err uh I mean for Ted?
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Old Aug 27, 2009, 10:57 PM

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"I am running to tell the lobbyists in Washington that their days of setting the agenda are over. They have not funded my campaign. They won't work in my White House."



Just this weekend The New York times published a list of names -- a rather long list of names of people -- who are working on Obama's transition team or who have accepted jobs in his White House who are either former lobbyists or who have close ties to lobbyists.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/...sts/index.html


http://www.opensecrets.org/
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from K98
Old Aug 28, 2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ozoneranger View Post
"I am running to tell the lobbyists in Washington that their days of setting the agenda are over. They have not funded my campaign. They won't work in my White House."



Just this weekend The New York times published a list of names -- a rather long list of names of people -- who are working on Obama's transition team or who have accepted jobs in his White House who are either former lobbyists or who have close ties to lobbyists.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/...sts/index.html


http://www.opensecrets.org/
Imagine that .
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from herring_RN
Old Aug 30, 2009, 11:52 AM

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I am writing and calling the White House, my reprsentative and senators and the members of the Senate finance committee asking them to STOP listening the their big money corporation lobbyists and do what is right for the American people.
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Old Aug 30, 2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by herring_RN View Post
I am writing and calling the White House, my reprsentative and senators and the members of the Senate finance committee asking them to STOP listening the their big money corporation lobbyists and do what is right for the American people.
I've done a few "rounds" of such letters already, but I doubt that we will have much effect, given the sad history of the influence of corporate lobbying funds on government in this country.
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Old Sep 04, 2009, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by herring_RN View Post
I am writing and calling the White House, my reprsentative and senators and the members of the Senate finance committee asking them to STOP listening the their big money corporation lobbyists and do what is right for the American people.
You won't get their attention by writing letters. You will get their attention by putting them on the street. Vote 'em out.
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