[Crichton]

Womble Carlyle is a powerhouse law firm - with Jim Hunt & Burley Mitchell leading the lobbying charge, Perdue's son is not really consequential. I would expect most of the lobbying types at the firm are connected Democrats, since Democrats have been running state govt for so long.

Golden LEAF, like so many unaccountable slush funds, is the biggest magnet for corruption in this story. The John Locke Foundation, a prominent local think tank, has recommended liquidating it.

[Crichton]

Ping to 28 - It would make for a great investigative piece to track the disposition of the massive tobacco settlements in each state.