Rick Davis went ot DC with McCain today-wanna know why?

[AlCzervik]

Lobbyists in 'feeding frenzy'
By Fredreka Schouten, Ken Dilanian and Matt Kelley, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — The financial services industry, which has spent billions on lobbying and campaign contributions over the last decade, is scrambling to make its case for a proposed $700 billion bailout plan amid deep public skepticism.
Wall Street firms, commercial banks and insurers are lobbying on an array of issues — from beating back proposals to make it easier to reduce mortgage debts in bankruptcy courts to fighting, unsuccessfully so far, to retain control over executive pay.

"You have a feeding frenzy going on," said Ellen Miller, executive director of the Sunlight Foundation, a non-partisan watchdog group.

Camden Fine, head of the Independent Community Bankers of America, said he worked through the weekend to successfully extend the bailout plan to commercial banks. He hasn't stopped working the phones since. "If cellphones cause cancer, I'm in trouble," he said.

The financial services industry has left its mark in other ways.

Rick Davis is a bottom feeder

[valerief]

1. That's why Davis has no chin. Easier to feed on the bottom. nt

[RoccoR5955]

2. Gee, and I thought it was to tell everyone that grandpa invented the Blackberry. n/t