From: "Robert G Lewis" 

Note that the Washington Times  article is talking about lobbyists. It
doesn't talk about PACS etc. Also it says for election campaigns. How is
the money for a PAC given to say the DNC/RNC counted ? What happens if the
money is donated to a PAC which goes to another PAC and then to a candidate
? So it could be technically true but very misleading. Which is why I want
to see the actual study.


"John Cuccia"  wrote in message
news:ir0cv1h76rtfm727hibh3s2ca3a811hvb8{at}4ax.com...
> Uh oh, this doesn't seem to support the WT/Powerline numbers at all.
>
> http://www.opensecrets.org/bigpicture/ptytots.asp?cycle=2000
>
> What a suprise!  More lies from the sleazy right.
>
>
> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:58:31 -0600, "Robert G Lewis"
>  wrote:
>
>>Powerline just points to a Washington times article.
>>
>>It would be nice to actually have the actual study rather than the
>>Washington Times interpretation of it.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>>news:43f5faec{at}w3....
>>> You are both wrong.  A study of lobbyist money over the last 10 years or
>>> so,
>>> just out today and commented upon at powerlineblog.com shows lobbyist's
>>> favor democracts disproportionately when democrats are in power and
>>> favor
>>> Republicans only in proportion to their numbers when Republicans are in
>>> power.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> "John Cuccia"  wrote in message
>>> news:5hmbv19p951sn9iipp6sgkfm0tojmrv6v2{at}4ax.com...
>>>> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:19:32 +0100, "Phil Payne"
>>>>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >> >It ain't just Republicans.
>>>> >
>>>> >> GOP talking points to the contrary, it is indeed
mostly Republicans.
>>>> >> It didn't take long for them to become as corrupt
as the Democrats
>>>> >> they replaced.
>>>> >
>>>> >Lobbyists by definition target the party in power.
>>>>
>>>> Of course.
>>>
>>>
>>

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