2 Republican lobbyists held fundraiser for Lieberman re-election

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

REPUBLICANS FOR LIEBERMAN

Two prominent Republican lobbyists, Craig Fuller and H.P. Goldfield, hosted a fund-raising dinner Thursday evening at Goldfield's Washington home for Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman, seeking re-election in Connecticut this year.

Fuller was President Ronald Reagan's Cabinet secretary and later Vice President George H.W. Bush's chief of staff. Goldfield, a Reagan White House aide and later assistant secretary of Commerce, was a fund-raiser in the two Bush-Quayle campaigns.

While Lieberman is a major voice for lobbyist reform, three of his dinner's five hosts were registered lobbyists. Fuller represents the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. Goldfield lobbies for Airbus and for energy companies (ConcocoPhillips, Dynegy International and Gulfsands Petroleum). Co-host C. Michael Gilliland, a partner in the Hogan & Hartson law firm, represents a variety of clients.

http://townhall.com/opinion/columns/robertnovak/2006/02/11/186083.html

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. Look how willingly Lieberman is to smear the Democratic party

with this corruption tag. Who isn't still convinced that this guy has got to go?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. Criminy, I must be tired... I thought I read that Lieberman was

going to star in the next Hellraiser flick.... whew, glad I looked twice....

[StClone]

3. Like I said

Jo Mentum is part of the Zell Miller political Asylum wing of the Dem party.

[FreedomAngel82]

4. Ugh!

So how is he a voice for lobbying reform if he's beeing lobbied?! I hope he gets kicked out!

[Ranec]

5. Republicans just looking out for their own.

Joe can't retire fast enough.

"a major voice for lobbyist reform"-- You have got to be kidding me.

[ebayfool]

7. Ahhh, but the person calling him a major voice for lobbyist reform" is ...

Robert Novak. Consider the source!

[Ecumenist]

6. I'm shocked, I tell ya, just shocked!!!

He needs to go...PERIOD or change parties. you can't go in two directions at once, Joey. At least not in this dimension.

[cosmicdot]

8. his Board position at the Nixon Center

is enough for me to say 'Joe Must Go' ... what Democrat is comfy think-tanking with Henry Kissinger, Sen. Pat Roberts, Leslie Gelb, Brent Scowcroft, Maurice "AIG" Greenberg, Conrad Black, James Schlesinger, et al? http://www.nixoncenter.org/boardac.htm

JOE LIEBERMAN (D-CT)
Top Contributors 2000 - who Joe represents ...

1 Citigroup Inc $59,296
2 United Technologies $36,000
3 Hartford Financial Services $29,850
4 New Democrat Network $27,198 <---------- DLC, of course
5 Pfizer Inc $25,650
6 Aetna Inc $20,000
7 Richman Group $16,000
8 Northeast Utilities $15,900
9 American International Group $15,000 <---- how convenient, he can chit-chat with Maurice at Nixon Center soirees

10 MacAndrews & Forbes $14,000
11 National Jewish Democratic Council $13,900
12 Apollo Management $13,000
12 Starwood Capital Group $13,000
14 General Electric $12,550
15 Purdue Frederick Co $12,500
16 FleetBoston Financial $12,250
17 Rite Aid Corp $12,000
18 Microsoft Corp $11,500
18 National Westminster Bank $11,500
20 Paloma Partners $11,000
20 Verizon Communications $11,000

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?CID=N00000616&cycle=2000

Top Contributors 2004

1 United Technologies $86,150
2 Citigroup Inc $83,750
3 Lehman Brothers $73,000
4 Hartford Financial Services $72,150
5 Irell & Manella $69,200
6 Pfizer Inc $46,900
7 Plastech Engineered Products $46,000
8 Richman Group $40,000
9 Aetna Inc $39,250
10 Wise Metals Group $39,000
11 Goldman Sachs $38,000
12 General Electric $34,250
13 Purdue Pharma $34,000
14 Merrill Lynch $33,150
15 MacAndrews & Forbes $32,500
16 Credit Suisse First Boston $31,400
17 Paul, Hastings et al $29,807
18 American International Group $28,500
19 Microsoft Corp $26,460
20 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher $25,750

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?CID=N00000616&cycle=2004

Top Contributors 2006-to-date

1 Lehman Brothers $140,650
2 United Technologies $124,150
3 Purdue Pharma $79,800
4 Hartford Financial Services $70,850
5 Irell & Manella $69,200
6 Aetna Inc $61,750
7 UBS Americas $58,600
8 Guardsmark Inc $51,200
9 Plastech Engineered Products $46,000
10 Wise Metals Group $45,000
11 Citigroup Inc $41,500
11 National Westminster Bank $41,500
13 St Paul Travelers Companies $37,319
14 Schulte, Roth & Zabel $34,250
15 Goldman Sachs $32,000
16 NV Perricone Md $31,400
17 Time Warner $29,900
18 Paul, Hastings et al $29,750
19 Merrill Lynch $29,650
20 Kleiner, Perkins et al $29,200

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?CID=N00000616&cycle=2006

PAC Contribution Breakdown - 2006


Business
$507,190
(77.3%)

Labor
$69,000
(10.5%)

Ideological/Single Issue
$80,206
(12.2%)


http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?CID=N00000616&cycle=2006

[leesa]

9. Excellent! Keep it comin' Joe. Show evryone the true Republican you are

It's refreshing that he is finally being forced to be honest.