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A real hero
While the media obsesses about Michael Jackson, a great man has slipped quietly into the nether without so much as a polite nod from the press. Maurice Hilleman is credited with having saved more lives than any other scientist of this or any other era. He developed vaccines for mumps, measles, chickenpox, pneumonia, meningitis and other diseases. I guess that just doesnt rank as highly in the public mind as molesting children. Read the obit here.
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If you want to know something about a politician, look to where his money comes from.
TOM DELAY (R-TX)
Top Contributors
1 DCI Group $28,000 (Lobby & Public Relations Firm)
2 Goldman Sachs $17,000
3 Lyondell Chemical $16,000
4 National Assn of Realtors $15,000
4 Pfizer Inc $15,000
6 Lockheed Martin $13,500
7 Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America $13,000
8 Koch Industries $12,500
8 SBC Communications $12,500
10 Baker Botts LLP $12,000
10 Boeing Co $12,000
10 Clear Channel Communications $12,000
10 Comcast Corp $12,000
10 Credit Union National Assn $12,000
10 JP Morgan Chase & Co $12,000
16 New York Life Insurance $11,750
17 American Financial Group $11,000
17 Option 1 Realty Group $11,000
19 American Medical Assn $10,500
1 DCI Group $28,000 (Lobby & Public Relations Firm)
2 Goldman Sachs $17,000
3 Lyondell Chemical $16,000
4 National Assn of Realtors $15,000
4 Pfizer Inc $15,000
6 Lockheed Martin $13,500
7 Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America $13,000
8 Koch Industries $12,500
8 SBC Communications $12,500
10 Baker Botts LLP $12,000
10 Boeing Co $12,000
10 Clear Channel Communications $12,000
10 Comcast Corp $12,000
10 Credit Union National Assn $12,000
10 JP Morgan Chase & Co $12,000
16 New York Life Insurance $11,750
17 American Financial Group $11,000
17 Option 1 Realty Group $11,000
19 American Medical Assn $10,500
Courtesy of the Center for Responsive Politics
NANCY PELOSI (D-CA)
Top Contributors
1 E&J Gallo Winery $40,000
2 Wells Fargo $16,000
3 JP Morgan Chase & Co $15,750
4 KidsPAC $15,000
5 Akin, Gump et al $12,000
6 American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $10,500
7 AFL-CIO $10,000
7 American Federation of Teachers $10,000
7 American Hospital Assn $10,000
7 Carpenters & Joiners Union $10,000
7 Chicago Board Options Exchange $10,000
7 Gap Inc $10,000
7 International Longshoremens Assn $10,000
7 Ironworkers Union $10,000
7 Laborers Union $10,000
7 Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union $10,000
7 National Air Traffic Controllers Assn $10,000
7 National Assn of Letter Carriers $10,000
7 National Assn of Mortgage Brokers $10,000
7 National Assn of Realtors $10,000
7 National Cable & Telecommunications Assn $10,000
7 National Education Assn $10,000
7 Operating Engineers Union $10,000
7 Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $10,000
7 Sallie Mae $10,000
7 Service Employees International Union $10,000
7 Sheet Metal Workers Union $10,000
7 Southern California Fund $10,000
7 Teamsters Union $10,000
7 UBS Americas $10,000
7 United Auto Workers $10,000
1 E&J Gallo Winery $40,000
2 Wells Fargo $16,000
3 JP Morgan Chase & Co $15,750
4 KidsPAC $15,000
5 Akin, Gump et al $12,000
6 American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $10,500
7 AFL-CIO $10,000
7 American Federation of Teachers $10,000
7 American Hospital Assn $10,000
7 Carpenters & Joiners Union $10,000
7 Chicago Board Options Exchange $10,000
7 Gap Inc $10,000
7 International Longshoremens Assn $10,000
7 Ironworkers Union $10,000
7 Laborers Union $10,000
7 Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union $10,000
7 National Air Traffic Controllers Assn $10,000
7 National Assn of Letter Carriers $10,000
7 National Assn of Mortgage Brokers $10,000
7 National Assn of Realtors $10,000
7 National Cable & Telecommunications Assn $10,000
7 National Education Assn $10,000
7 Operating Engineers Union $10,000
7 Plumbers/Pipefitters Union $10,000
7 Sallie Mae $10,000
7 Service Employees International Union $10,000
7 Sheet Metal Workers Union $10,000
7 Southern California Fund $10,000
7 Teamsters Union $10,000
7 UBS Americas $10,000
7 United Auto Workers $10,000
Courtesy of the Center for Responsive Politics
posted by Free2Smooze | 9:01 PM
1 Comments:
Very interesting. Some of those contributions are based on geography rather than ideology, I suspect. For example, Gallo has little in common with all of those unions contributing to Rep. Pelosi, but they are a northern California company. I am sure that Texas firms likewise support Sen. Delay. Still, the whole system reeks of corruption. I respect the necessity for elected officials to support the business interests or the economies of their states, but not when their votes make them look like paid agents of those interests.
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