[Redbob]

"Unlike most corporations, which contribute to both parties in rough proportion to Congress's partisan split, about 85% of Wal-Mart's checks go to Republicans."

As long as the GOP controls Congress...

[TopQuark]

Silly: WalMart exists for much longer period of time than Republicans control Congress.

Now, why would such a nice conservative like you be so anti-corporate?

[Iscool]

and we needed to engage at this level" by donating to candidates who share the company's priorities.

And what would inspire a politician to share a company's priorities???

. Mr. Lott arrived in Bentonville in late 1999 with a simple message, according to a congressman who attended the meeting: Increase your profile and open your wallet.,/i>

Wal-Mart responded by pouring millions of dollars into the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform, which presses for limits on awards in class-action suits.

Wal-Mart also urged policy makers to make immigration reform a bigger part of the national debate.

It doesn't get much clearer than this...Congress not only is for sale, it's already bought and paid for...We just have the wrong approach...We need an American People lobbyiest...For example, over 70% of the people are against Bush's new illegal alien anmensty plan...If those 70% give 10 bucks apiece to congress, we could defeat this immigration plan...What we need is a price list...What will all this stuff cost us???

[international american]

Remember when Walmart had the slogan "made in the USA"?

Now it is " nothing mased in the USA" :)

[cynicom]

Money talks and professional politicians do not need hearing aids.