Jim Hightower cites chapter and verse on the K-Street mentality of McCain's lieutenants. I list them for you: Charlie Black, Rick Davis, Randy Scheunemann, Wayne Berman, Carly Fiorina,
Meg Whitman,and Phil Gramm
He points out: The trick is that the new rule bars "active" lobbyists from being "paid" to work "full time" on the staff. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.