Dobbs: Lobbying against America

[NeoConsSuck]

There's no denying both political parties in Congress are now owned lock, stock and barrel by corporate interests. Our nation's elected officials in Washington have formed a partnership with the corporate supremacists and special interest groups in an effort to drive profits to the bottom line of U.S. multinationals at the expense of hard-working Americans.


http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/11/commentary/dobbs/corporate_lobbying/index.htm

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Gasp!

[ClintonTyree]

2. Well DUH!

He can blame both parties all he wants, but the Republican Party, BY FAR, has the lead in the Corporate sale of America.
There are dirty Democrats as well, and we're trying to rectify that situation. But the Slugs wear that label like a medal of honor, they're PROUD to sell Americans out and steal their money.

Dobbs comes close to speaking the truth sometimes, but he never actually hits the nail on the head. He's still a loyal conservative sycophant despite his tepid attacks on their morality at times.

Ans since it's been the CONSERVATIVES that have been in total power for the last 5 1/2 years, they deserve the lion's share of blame,but will never be held accountable while people like Dobbs paint the picture as a bipartisan problem.

[tsuki]

5. The problem is bi-partisan, and Lou Dobbs is a Republican.

Being a Republican does not mean you are a LockStep Corporate Conservative. Dobbs ranges from moderate to conservative. He is anti-abortion, but he is pro middle class.

Every time someone wants to paint the corporate take over of America as a Republican problem only, I see Joe Biden pushing for the Bankrupcy Bill.

Even if the dems take back the House and Senate, do you really feel that in a vote that pits the middle class against the corporations that there would not be dems that would support the corporations and bolt the party?

[jackster]

3. THANKS RONNIE RAYGUN....

THIS IS ALL YOUR F'ING FAULT!

YOU began the corporatization of our country which is about to devour us - !

May you rot in hell - !!!!!

I've said it from day one - he was the beginning of the end - BushCo is just the end!

[Ganja Ninja]

4. WTF? Did Lou Dobbs slip & fall in the tub and hit his head?

Did someone put something in his coffee? :wtf:

[KoKo]

6. Dobbs is trying to get attention to bills in House & Senate for Lobbying

Disclosure. This is good what he's doing in this column. He points out that we need disclosure on these Lobbyists and reform on who becomes a lobbyist. Not a fan of Dobbs myself but on this issue I'm glad he's calling attention to this. We need to support these bills. Here's another snip from the article:

But Congresssman Emanuel says he thinks the leaders of Congress aren't interested in changing the way it operates, or even the way lobbyists operate. "When the Speaker's gavel comes down, it's intended to open the People's House, and lately it's looking like the Auction House," says Congressman Emanuel, "Whether it's an energy bill that gives more $8 billion to the oil and gas interests while oil's at $64 a barrel, whether it's a corporate tax bill solving a $5 billion problem with a $150 billion solution, whether it's a pharmaceutical, prescription drug bill where the industry gave $132 million and walked away with $135 billion in additional profits."

The corporate lobby has become more effective recently because it's hiring more experienced players, in effect creating a "revolving door" between Capitol Hill and K Street. In fact, 43 percent of the eligible Congressional members who departed government during that time have become lobbyists, while half of all eligible departing Senators have become lobbyists. Nearly 250 former members of Congress and federal agency chiefs have become lobbyists since 1998, while more than 2,200 former federal employees have registered as federal lobbyists.