US Corps NOT proud of Political Positions -get anonymity for GOP donations

[papau]

"or corporations wary of publicity over their involvement in this and other controversial issues, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform, the Club for Growth and Progress for America pointedly offer donors the promise of anonymity."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19782-2005Feb12.html?sub=AR

Conservatives Join Forces for Bush Plans

Social Security, Tort Limits Spur Alliance
By Thomas B. Edsall
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, February 13, 2005; Page A04


With billions of dollars at stake, a large network of influential conservative groups is mounting a high-priced campaign to help the White House win passage of legislation to partially privatize Social Security and limit class-action lawsuits.

Corporate America, the financial services industry, conservative think tanks, much of the Washington trade association community, the Republican Party and GOP lobbyists and consultants are prepared to spend $200 million or more to influence the outcome of two of the toughest legislative fights in recent memory.

Many of these same interest groups backed Bush administration tax cuts, the 2003 Medicare prescription drug legislation and proposed energy initiatives. As President Bush begins his second term, the alliance has become an institutional fixture, providing both money and manpower to further the Bush agenda and strengthen the Republican Party apparatus.

Dirk Van Dongen, a close administration ally and president of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, said the fight over Bush's efforts to restructure Social Security by creating personal investment accounts "will be every bit as big, or bigger" than the battle over the Clinton administration's national health care plan in 1993 and 1994.

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[napi21]

1. How can they guarantee anonymity? Public disclosure????

I hope the Dem groups will fight this just as hard in the other direction. I don't agree with some of the legal decisions that have been made in the past, but the tort reform caps are wrong! The SS plan is absolutely nuts!

But how can these groups offer anonymity to their donors? Aren't they also bound by public disclosure rules?

If they are, and decide to just ignore the rules, maybe this is yet another way we can slam them, with their own laws!

[papau]

2. I believe "issue" "non-political" groups can hide donors

Of couse politics is about issues - so that makes little sense - but I believe that is the way it is set up.

Now they must not co-ordinate with the GOP - But the media never chases this and GOP Federal DA's are not about to,

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[papau]

4. Thanks for the note - and the editing :-)

:-)

[98geoduck]

5. Some right wing republican companies to avoid....

http://www.buyblue.org/

Reddest Companies

% = buyblue rating

Best Buy Co., Inc. 0%
Cintas Corporation 0%
CSS Industries, Inc. 0%
Dollar General Corporation 0%
Fruit of the Loom 0%
Kohl's Corporation 0%
Lowe's Companies, Inc. 0%
Nordstrom, Inc. 0%
PETsMART, Inc. 0%
Russell Stover Candies Inc. 0%
Raley's Inc. 1%
Outback Steakhouse, Inc. 2%
CBRL Group, Inc. 4%
McDonald's Corporation 4%
Geico 5%
Hershey Foods Corporation 5%
Urban Outfitters, Inc. 6%
Wendy's International, Inc. 6%
Darden Restaurants, Inc. 9%
Circuit City Stores, Inc. 10%
Saks Incorporated 11%
Dell Inc. 12%
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. 12%
Kroger Co. 12%
OfficeMax Incorporated 12%
Zale Corporation 12%
Ahold USA, Inc. 13%
Hallmark Cards, Inc. 14%
American Greetings Corporation 15%
Brinker International, Inc. 16%
EarthLink, Inc. 16%
Helzberg Diamonds 16%
Limited Brands, Inc. 16%
Molson Coors Brewing Company 16%
Marriott International, Inc. 17%
Shell Oil Company 17%
Target Corporation 17%
Home Depot, Inc. 18%
Southwest Airlines Co. 18%
Campbell Soup Company 20%
Publix Super Markets, Inc. 20%
YUM! Brands, Inc. 21%
Longs Drug Stores Corporation 22%
May Department Stores Company 22%
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 22%
Continental Airlines, Inc. 25%
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 25%
Guess?, Inc 27%
Ford Motor Company 28%
T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG 28%
Safeway Inc. 30%
Northwest Airlines Corporation 32%
Sears, Roebuck and Co. 34%
Verizon Communications Inc. 34%
Burger King Corporation 35%
Sprint Corporation 35%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 35%
Walgreen Co. 35%
BP PLC 38%
Constellation Brands, Inc. 39%
Rite Aid Corporation 39%
Blockbuster Inc. 40%
Amazon.com, Inc. 41%
Hewlett-Packard Company 41%
Delta Air Lines, Inc. 43%
AT&T Corp. 44%

[PROGRESSIVE1]

7. Thanks!

This is a list of UNPATRIOTIC FACSISTS!!!

[98geoduck]

6. Corporations want a right to privacy, but not for customers.