So Google is donating to the 'pubs, eh?

[TomInTib]

Well, let's keep running those ads...

Looks like Google's been watching Fox News — its new Google NetPAC, launched last month, made contributions to three Republicans congressional candidates, according to the San Jose Mercury News. The Merc's Frank Davies reports $1,000 contributions to each of Reps. Heather Wilson of New Mexico, Deborah Pryce of Ohio, and James Sensenbrenner, head of the House Judiciary Committee and sometime gavel-wielding control freak. At least two of the candidates, Wilson and Sensenbrenner, have porfolios that implicate the use and regulation of the Internet.

Three of Google's new lobbyists were drawn from Republican rankss: Jamie Brown, former legislative liaison in the Bush administration, and former GOP senators Connie Mack and Dan Coats (Davies does not mention what proportion of Google's lobbying staff that comprises). According to Davies, in the past Google executives have donated "overwhelmingly to Democrats and liberal groups" (he also notes that Google employees skew Democratic). Google lobbyist Alan Davidson says PAC donations are intended for the building of "long-term relationships with policy-makers" supported "across party lines." To that end, Google also donated $1,000 each to two Democrats candidates, Rep. Anna Eshoo* of Palo Alto (where Google HQ is located) and Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. More here.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2006/10/21/googles-new-pac-skews-re_e_32222.html?view=print

[ArbustoBuster]

1. Google's unofficial motto is "Don't be evil."

I think they're failing to live up to it.

[NYCGirl]

2. Perhaps this is the reason:

Out of 145 contributions from Google executives and employees in the past two years, all but four went to Democrats and liberal groups including moveon.org, according to data from Political Money Line, which tracks money in politics.

One top executive, Vint Cerf, gave $2,000 to New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign. Several employees gave to Ned Lamont, the anti-war candidate in Connecticut who defeated Sen. Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary.

During this year's debate over Net neutrality -- a complex battle between Internet companies and telecommunications giants over future regulations and pricing -- telecom lobbyists worked to marginalize Google as a ``liberal'' company.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/15814954.htm

[rpannier]

3. Lot's of corporations donate to both parties

Hell...even satan...i mean...murdoch is donating money to the Dems and Dem causes.

[Eric J in MN]

4. They should donate to pro Net Neutrality candidates who are...

...running against anti Net Neutrality candidates.

www.savetheinternet.com

[talk hard]

5. nobody can pin them down if they donate to both

comes in handy later sometimes