Paulson Gave to Both Parties

[cory777]

Source: WSJ

By BRODY MULLINS And JEAN SPENCER

John Paulson, the man at the center of the government's case against Goldman Sachs Group Inc., has held political fund-raising events in recent weeks for top politicians of both political parties.

According to people familiar with the events, Mr. Paulson organized one of the events on behalf of the Republican National Committee and featured RNC Chairman Michael Steele and Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. The other was for Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York.

Mr. Paulson's bipartisan support for politicians points to the difficulty both parties face as they try to use the case against Goldman for political gain. Goldman was charged last week by the Securities and Exchange Commission with civil fraud relating to its trading in mortgage-related investments.

Mr. Paulson wasn't accused of wrongdoing. A spokesman said: "John Paulson supports a variety of candidates in both political parties based on keeping the United States the financial and economic capital of the world."

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[DJ13]

1. All of Wall Street operates that way

Thats how they can insure whoever wins owes them.

[xchrom]

2. Paulson is a great symbol

For who actually runs government.

he MIGHT be sacrificed -- but the point stands.

[Mr. Sparkle]

3. How many fund raisers did Democrats have at his home?

The republicans just had one there last week.

[Jefferson23]

4. What better case, after the health care reform fiasco, provides

a better case for public funded elections?

It's so damn obvious what the problem is...sad.

[earcandle]

5. slimy ass machievellian trickster without any emotions or meaning to guide his power from ill gotten

wealth.  People who get their wealth from this means should be
prosecuted and their funds go to damages.  Period.
What kind of role models are allowing these people to
dismantle our economy by selling us out on our own trading
system>  And our media serves this creep by advertising it
for him in our media?  

Those halls are sacred.  We need to bring back the Fairness
Doctrine so that those of us who know better can warn others
about duplicious efforts as they happen.  With an enforced
Fairness Doctrine, the public can speak out via the public
channels which are free and paid for by govm't coffers for
equal coverage in opposition. 

Lets protect the trough we drink from, and stop pissing in our
own soup.