2 Bills Would Benefit Top Bush Fundraisers (washingtonpost.com): "The energy bill provides billions of dollars in benefits to companies run by at least 22 executives and their spouses who have qualified as either 'Pioneers' or 'Rangers,' as well as to the clients of at least 15 lobbyists and their spouses who have achieved similar status as fundraisers. At least 24 Rangers and Pioneers could benefit from the Medicare bill as executives of companies or lobbyists working for them, including eight who have clients affected by both bills.
... "The energy and Medicare bills were drafted with the cooperation of representatives from dozens of industries. Power and energy company officials; railroad CEOs; pharmaceutical, hospital association and insurance company executives; and the lobbyists who represent them are among those who have supported the bills and whose companies would benefit from their passage. "

Let's have some democracy in the old USA! If this is what you want to export to the rest of the world, George, it's not democracy. They already have this kind of corruption, so don't waste your time or our resources."
- posted by geoff @ #