Almost 80 Congressmen use lobbyists for their fund-raising

[acmejack]

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Hundreds of Washington, D.C., lobbyists play this dual role, influencing members of Congress while also controlling donations that finance their campaigns. Lobbyists have served as treasurers for at least 800 political action committees and 68 campaign committees in the past six years, according the Center's study. In that time these committees have spent more than $525 million to influence the political process. In other words, these lobbyist-led committees spent more money than President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry raised in combined contributions during the 2004 presidential campaign.

http://www.publicintegrity.org/lobby/report.aspx?aid=750

[Double T]

1. Breeding a culture of corruption and a den of thieves

[OzarkDem]

2. No wonder our Dem leaders are so quiet

I'm surprised they think this helps win back a D majority. Are they really that naive?

[Selatius]

3. Now THIS is what the Democratic leadership should be confronted with

Flame-warring and mud-slinging isn't going to cut it. But this will. This is an issue that needs discussion...badly.