The GOP is getting back to business - This is a Jolly time for corporate power.
The GOP is getting back to business
By Dana Milbank
This is a Jolly time for corporate power.
Last week, as lawmakers, including most Republicans in Congress, approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill that eased federal spending restraints, voters in Florida gave the clearest sign yet that corporate influence is back in its customary place atop the GOP.
In a Republican primary for a special election to replace the late congressman C.W. Bill Young , there were three candidates on the ballot:
●Mark Bircher, a tea party candidate endorsed by a movement favorite, former representative Allen West.
●State Rep. Kathleen Peters, who billed herself as a mainstream conservative with deep local ties.
●And David Jolly, a corporate lobbyist with a history of giving to Democratic candidates as well as Republicans.
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