tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12994453.post113784555330533307..comments2023-10-26T05:48:22.755-04:00Comments on Orwell's Grave: Lobby ReformStephen McArthurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10481957427291198042noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12994453.post-1137935910794024202006-01-22T08:18:00.000-05:002006-01-22T08:18:00.000-05:00Thanks for the correction, Newsguy -- I somehow kn...Thanks for the correction, Newsguy -- I somehow knew that the only Abramaoff money to Democrats went indirectly, but should have remembered that. <BR/><BR/>Thanks Hume's Ghost -- When I worked on the Hill, lobbyists seemed ever-present, even though the numbers were much lower back then (1970s). I have friends tell me it is like a beehive now, you can't move anywhere around the Hill without encountering them in swarms.Stephen McArthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10481957427291198042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12994453.post-1137895726821440972006-01-21T21:08:00.000-05:002006-01-21T21:08:00.000-05:00http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/c<BR/>ontent/article/2005/06/21/AR200506210<BR/>1632.html<BR/><BR/>The number of lobbysts has doubled since 2000. Some have increased their rates of pay by over 100%.Hume's Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551684109760430351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12994453.post-1137876010594469152006-01-21T15:40:00.000-05:002006-01-21T15:40:00.000-05:00There were NO contributions to Democrats from Abra...There were NO contributions to Democrats from Abramoff. None. Some from his clients. But Abramoff is a true-believer Republican. Raised $100K for Bush's reelection campaign. Served on Bush's transition team in the first administration. Never gave a dime to a Democrat.NEWSGUYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985481708249946300noreply@blogger.com