Trying to buy influence is one thing, but actually getting the influence is far different.
So the NEW YORK TIMES selectively picks one set of contributors and ignores the Open secrets full list?!?
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/09/update-fannie-mae-and-freddie.html
What about Fannie Mae ex-CEOs Jim Johnson and Frank Raines?
Obama bundlers, supporters, and ADVISORS! Obama is up to his neck in Fannie Mae connections and the NYTimes is so in the tank they are not credible at all:
http://travismonitor.blogspot.com/2008/09/obama-senator-from-fannie-mae.html