tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954728584544867895.post4007243975587857867..comments2023-11-05T22:01:39.179+10:00Comments on SOSaipan: Conventional lobbyists get to Obama and McCainKAPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15541898442936527367noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954728584544867895.post-63947759258351419002008-06-10T08:45:00.000+10:002008-06-10T08:45:00.000+10:00Dengre is great at research; it's why I read him r...Dengre is great at research; it's why I read him regularly. I'm less influenced by his conclusions. Where I can see several possibilities, he focuses on one and runs with it.<BR/><BR/>McCain has been closely tied to lobbyists; they're running his campaign. On the other hand, he's one of the few Senators who has actively worked to reduce their influence.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you've browsed through websites that list fundraising. It's amazing to see how many small governments have hired lobbyists.<BR/><BR/>With 500+ Senators and Congressmen and their legions of staffers, it's hard to be heard in Washington. I think lobbying is inevitable. The money is the problem in my view.KAPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541898442936527367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954728584544867895.post-11850929451768995722008-06-09T10:15:00.000+10:002008-06-09T10:15:00.000+10:00Lobbying is one-step away from corruption.Dengre i...Lobbying is one-step away from corruption.<BR/><BR/>Dengre is beating up on McCain for his failure to really go after all the details/truth in the Abramaoff scandal.<BR/><BR/>Corruption--it's a tricky business. Starts small and almost innocently, disguised as politics as usual, or genorosity, and before you know it, people are ensnared in the give-and-take of it.<BR/><BR/>We need better education and an ethic that returns to (boring) hard work, not easy money and perks.<BR/><BR/>jmho.Saipan Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030098267460841286noreply@blogger.com