Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Rick Santorum's Hostile Takeover


Dear Pennsylavnians,

Please get rid of this crooked hypocrit. You fellow Americans will thank you.

Rick Santorum's Hostile Takeover:

"As Washington Monthly reported in 2003, 'Santorum became the Senate's point man on K Street'- the corridor in Washington where corporate lobbyists have their offices. His efforts were widely known to be part of the 'K Street Project,' now at the center of a federal investigation.

Santorum 'held weekly meetings with top Republican lobbyists at which he discusses, among other matters, job openings at Washington lobbying firms,' according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. One of those attending the first ultra-exclusive meeting was none other than Jack Abramoff.
The goal of the gatherings was to fill lobbying jobs with loyal Republicans, who then funneled corporate cash to the GOP come election time. For his trouble, Santorum 'has received more money from lobbyists than any other congressional candidate so far in the 2006 election cycle,' according to the Post-Gazette.

Santorum denies it. 'I had absolutely nothing to do - never met, never talked, never coordinated, never.... " (Yeah right, read on ^)

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