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Originally Posted by Danzig
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i am shocked and amazed that they couldn't come up with a plan.
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Ditto. But not to worry, the "automatic cuts" won't even have to kick in. They just have to pass a bill undoing them, before they would.
Oh, our wonderful Congress ....
Here's a good story on how 15 Tea Party Freshman - including screechers Allen West of Florida and Joe Walsh of Illinois ...
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"15 Tea Party Caucus freshmen rake in $3.5 million in first 9 months in Washington
Among the biggest PAC donors to the tea party freshmen are familiar Washington faces, including Honeywell International, which led the way both in number of donations and overall money given. The top five corporate PACs that donated to these freshmen:
* Honeywell International, a Fortune 100 company best known for its defense manufacturing, made 52 donations worth at least $105,000
* The American Bankers Association, one of the major trade associations for the financial sector, made 31 donations worth at least $53,000
* Lockheed Martin, one of the biggest defense contractors in the country, with 30 donations for at least $28,000
* Koch Industries, the company run by conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, made 29 donations worth at least $38,000
* The National Association of Realtors, a major trade group for real estate agents, with 29 donations worth $34,000
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-ce...l?ref=politics
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Occupy Wall Street? Get corporate lobbyists out of government? Yeah. I'm good with that. |
