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<br>If this outfit OpenSecrets.org can be believed, Anna Eshoo had spent<br>over a million dollars on her 2008 campaign by June 30. On what?<br>That's a lot of yard signs! <br><br>I see $100 k to a fundraiser, $100 k in legal fees, $150 k to campaign<br>consultants (what campaign?), a whole lot of $1k contributions to other<br>campaign committees, $350 k to the Democratic Congressional<br>Campaign Committee, $70k legal fees. <br><br>The rest seems to be restaurants, clothes, candy, flowers. Looks like<br>she's spending a whole lot on expensive schmoozing and giving away<br>her money to other campaigns.<br><meta http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><title></title><meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 2.0 (Win32)"><meta name="CREATED" content="20081001;11231262"><meta name="CHANGED" content="16010101;0"><style>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/expend.php?cid=N00007335&cycle=2008&page=1">http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/expend.php?cid=N00007335&cycle=2008&page=1</a></p>
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:52:01 -0700<br>> From: gerrygras@earthlink.net<br>> To: sosfbay-discuss@cagreens.org<br>> Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] [Fwd: Whose Congress is this?]<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> -------- Original Message --------<br>> Subject: Whose Congress is this?<br>> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:07:52 -0400 (EDT)<br>> From: Green Party of the United States <office@gp.org><br>> Reply-To: scotty@gp.org<br>> To: santaclara@cagreens.org<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> [Green Party]<br>> <br>> Whose Congress is this?<br>> <br>> Anyone who still thinks that either of the two major parties represent<br>> the interest of Main Street rather than Wall Street should take a look<br>> at how much money the members of the US House of Representatives who<br>> voted for the "No Tycoon Left Behind" bailout bill have raked in from<br>> the same financial sectors responsible for the whole mess in the first<br>> place.<br>> <br>> According to The Center for Responsive Politics, lawmakers who voted in<br>> favor of the bailout bill have received on average 51% more in campaign<br>> contributions from sources in the finance, insurance and real estate<br>> industries (FIRE industries) over their congressional careers than those<br>> who opposed the emergency legislation.<br>> <br>> In this election cycle, the 140 House Democrats who voted for the<br>> bailout bill collected 78% more from the FIRE industries than the<br>> Democrats who opposed it. The data shows that, over their careers, they<br>> collected 88% more. While the gap is smaller on the Republican side,<br>> those who voted yes on the bailout bill got an average of 23% more in<br>> contributions from the FIRE industries in this election cycle than House<br>> Republicans who voted against it. In the long run, they got 53% more.<br>> <br>> When it comes to raking in cash, party leadership fares even better.<br>> House Financial Services Committee Chair Barney Frank (D-MA) received<br>> nearly $800,000 this election cycle from sources in the FIRE industries.<br>> Ranking Republican committee member Spencer Bachus (AL) received<br>> $822,000 from the FIRE industries this election cycle and $3.7 million<br>> since 1989.<br>> <br>> Unlike the two corporate parties now running Congress, Green Party<br>> candidates accept no corporate contributions. When in office, we will<br>> not be owned and bossed by Wall Street fat-cats. Green Officeholders are<br>> free to vote for what's best for us, the American people, instead of the<br>> Wall Street insiders who now run the show.<br>> <br>> But to make your voice heard, we need your support. If your<br>> Congressperson voted against the bailout bill, thank them. If they voted<br>> for it, tell them how you really feel. Support Cynthia McKinney/Rosa<br>> Clemente and other Green Party candidates on the ballot in November; and<br>> donate to our future today.<br>> <br>> *Please forward this message*<br>> <br>> [Donate to GP Fund]<br>> <br>> The Green Party takes no money from real estate companies, investment<br>> firms, or insurance companies; In fact, we don't take any corporate<br>> money because we think corporate money in politics is wrong. If<br>> youagree, please help us today.<br>> <br>> Email:<br>> <mailto:office@gp.org><br>> Office: PO Box 57065 Washington, D.C. 20037 202-319-7191 or toll-free<br>> (US): 866-41GREEN<br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> sosfbay-discuss mailing list<br>> sosfbay-discuss@cagreens.org<br>> http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss<br><br /><hr />See how Windows Mobile brings your life together—at home, work, or on the go. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/' target='_new'>See Now</a></body>
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