The hell with lobbyists - these guys don't need them. The uber-rich get their access to both parties directly, via their wealth and "donations."
The interesting thing about this article - while the headline leads one to believe that McCain is raking it in, lower in the story, it describes the piles of money raised for Obama. He's not hurting.
Also, note that even though individual donations are capped at $2300, there are "bundling" efforts that raise hundreds of thousands for candidates and parties.
Sports owners fund McCain, shun Obama - Yahoo! News
The owners of football’s Philadelphia Eagles, baseball’s Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers, basketball’s New York Knicks and Sacramento Kings, and hockey’s Anaheim Ducks and their families, for instance, gave a combined $1.1 million in political contributions this presidential cycle, mostly to Democratic political committees and candidates.
Friday, August 15, 2008
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