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64TELLING IT LIKE IT IS
by TOM SAN JOSE
Taxpayers are very much aware - as their disapproval of Congress indicates - that in both Houses of Congress, with some laudable exceptions, Legislators consider their Parties agenda, more important that the... published 2 days ago
722008 Presidential Campaign Contributions
by Miss Leslie
So, we know that one of the biggest problems with all the corporations that I talk about in my hubs is that, ALL of them give money to big politics and then, no matter WHO wins the election... They ALL get... published 9 months ago
77Why do lobbyists have so much power? What do they do exactly?
by bobmnu
Orginally lobbist were the people who would speak to congressmen about a problem. I am a business man who needs to have a road built to my factory. I hire a person to go to the Capital and explain my... published 9 months ago
61ExxonMobil -- Friend or Foe?
by riversedge
Although climatologists are generally agreed that fossil fuel combustion is causing global warming and must be restricted to forestall a future climate crisis, it may be expected from its past conduct that ExxonMobil, the world’s richest corporation, will marshal its formidable assets to oppose any restrictions that would adversely affect the profitability of its oil and gas business. published 4 weeks ago
68What Do Lobbyists Do?
by Billionaire
A person who communicates with the Legislature and the Governor to support or oppose legislation. Officially, a lobbyist is called a legislative. Whether lobbyists work for a large organization, a private... published 9 months ago
74Why do lobbyists have so much power? What do they do exactly?
by jim.sheng
The term " lobbyists" is uniquely American. It was adopted in America in 19th century when individuals stayed in the lobby of the legislature and asked elected officials to come over and talk to them. So there... published 9 months ago
49FDR, (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) my exploited father-in-law by Col. Curtis Dall
by thecounterpunch
Dall, who was married to Franklin Roosevelt's daughter Anna, spent many nights at the White House and often guided FDR around in his wheelchair. He was also a partner at a Wall Street brokerage. Dall... published 17 months ago
41Pork Lingers Under Democrats
by Ralph Deeds
Editorial The Hollow Promise Reform Act Published: May 23, 2007 The House's new Democratic majority is flirting with disaster as it guts key provisions of the strict lobbying reform it promised voters... published 17 months ago
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