Congressional ties bankroll area company

Seattle Times ^ | December 29, 2007 | David Heath

[businessprofessor]

Not long after Nelson Ludlow and his wife started a technology business in Port Townsend with money scraped together from friends, family and retirement accounts, they spent precious dollars in an unlikely way:

They hired a lobbyist and started giving to a congressional campaign fund. ...

[businessprofessor]

The new rat business model: campaign contributions replace venture capital.

[Earthdweller]

It’s only going to help them if they are planning to go multi global. The Western national businesses are getting raped by the world peoples party.

[mtbopfuyn]

$30K in politicians pockets nets $20 million in return. That ranks right up there with Hillary’s foray into the stock market.

[Earthdweller]

Big Business in bed with China and the world people's party.

Who knew that the Dems would trump "Big Business" by becoming even bigger big business.

It's not your grandfather's political landscape any longer.

[Vigilanteman]

Intellectual giant on the left, dwarft on the right.