2009: Lobbyists Most Profitable Year

Real Clear Politics ^ | February 12, 2010 | David Paul Kuhn

[C19fan]

A record $3.47 billion was spent on federal lobbyists in 2009, according to a new study by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. Ergo, fair now to say that Wall Street and K Street had a bull year, while Main Street suffered in recession.

The lobbyist boon times were tied to the legislative debates of the day: health care reform, financial reform and energy policy.

[C19fan]

/src on/At least one other "industry" is booming with Zero in office./src off/

[Diana in Wisconsin]

No. This CAN'T be right. We were going to have the most transparent government EVER!

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

All part of that "change" of the culture of Washington the Seducer In Chief loves talking about.

He sounds just like Pedro in Napoleon Dynamite when he was giving his campaign speech for class president and promised: "Vote for Pedro, and all your wildest dreams will come true!"

Pedro had just as much experience and know-how to make that promise a reality as Obama does.

Just call him President Pedro Obama.