Kerry and the special interests

[yesthattom]

A study by the Center for Responsive Politics shows Kerry has received more money from lobbyists than any senator, current or former, dating back to 1989, when the center first starting collecting the data. As of September 31, 2003, Kerry had received nearly $640,000 from lobbyists, the group said.

The data list contributions from the trial lawyer lobby as coming from "lawyers" rather than "lobbyists."

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/31/elec04.prez.main/index.html

Looks like someone's trying to beat Bush at his own game.

Comments

What do you think about Joe Trippi?

[arfur]

It seems to me that Dean's made a major mistake, both in ignoring Trippi's advice to focus on the states he can win for Super Tuesday, and in letting one of his best supporters and strategists (if not his very best) go.

How do you see Dean recovering?

-arthur, who respects Dean quite a bit, and is still confused and frustrated that an expression of deep enthusiasm and committment got labeled "I have a scream". It's as if the media companies, annoyed that they couldn't give soft money or PAC money to Dean, wanted to trash him at their earliest convenience...

Pertinent Quotes

[sierra-nevada.livejournal.com]

"Money is the mother's milk of politics."

"If you can't drink a lobbyist's whiskey, take his money, sleep with his women and still vote against him in the morning, you don't belong in politics."

- Jesse Unruh (Speaker of the California Assembly)

-Erik