A SPEAKER LOBBYISTS WOULD LOVE

[babsbunny]

http://jimhightower.com/node/7277

Friday, October 22, 2010 | Posted by Jim Hightower

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You don't know him, but THEY do.

"They" are the corporate executives and lobbyists who regularly ply Rep. John Boehner of Ohio with golf junkets, fancy dinners, trips on corporate jets, and bushel baskets full of campaign cash.

Boehner, nicknamed "Suntan Johnny" because of his constant golf outings financed by these special interests, is the House Republican leader. Even though he's been in the House since 1991, back when Daddy Bush was president, and even though he's one of the most powerful officials in government, very few Americans have ever heard of him – and fewer still are aware of his obsequious service to corporate power. Even in Boehner's home state, seven out of 10 voters (including most Republicans) don't know him. Worse, of those who have heard of him, a majority have an unfavorable opinion.

[Angry Dragon]

1. It is easy to overlook a snake

they crawl on their bellies

when I was younger, many moons ago, it was said that
there was not much lower than a snakes belly.