2016 Postmortem

Deny and Shred

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8. What good are lobbyists if they can't

Fri Feb 12, 2016, 02:58 PM

Feb 2016

inject themselves into the process? Nothing to see here.

I guess this is fine because its is 'accountable' money in politics, not the 'unaccountable' money. After Sec. Clinton made such a grand statement about eliminating the corrupting influence of unaccountable money from our politics last night, this could be seen as hypocrisy, saying one thing and immediately doing another. It would be downright Orwellian. We all know, the accountable money is uncorrupting.

I guess the federal ban on contributions by lobbyists is not part of the Obama legacy on which Sec. Clinton wants to improve. Then again, maybe this is an indication of her idea of improvement.

Anybody want to defend the timing on this lifting of this ban?

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DNC rolls back Obama ban on contributions from federal lobbyists. [View all] PonyUp Feb 2016 OP

Clinton is running out of donors and needs to take $$ wherever she can get it. arcane1 Feb 2016 #1

pretty scary when you opponent can raise > $7mil from Jane and John Q overnight tk2kewl Feb 2016 #5

Scary for them, definitely. We matched and exceeded her Soros donation in less than one day!! arcane1 Feb 2016 #7

They are in it to win it UglyGreed Feb 2016 #2

Yup! Debbie is at it again! ebayfool Feb 2016 #3

The Democratic establishment is pulling out all of the stops. Gregorian Feb 2016 #4

What other Obama actions/orders (KXL) will fall under the pressure to promote an HRC agenda? nt TheBlackAdder Feb 2016 #11

I'll just have to get a job to support all of my donations. Gregorian Feb 2016 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2016 #6

What good are lobbyists if they can't Deny and Shred Feb 2016 #8

kick n/t PonyUp Feb 2016 #9

Desperate Debbie's Dirty Deeds Damage Democracy... AzDar Feb 2016 #10

Well, it's all for the good of the people...er, party....er, lobbyists.... Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #12

Not the greatest optic, I must concede. n/t Yo_Mama Feb 2016 #14

with all these Hail Mary passes, how much do they owe Staubach in intellectual property? MisterP Feb 2016 #15