Daschle, the creditors' friend

[Michael Perelman]

I am always surprised at how cheaply politicians can be bought.  My
brother told me, I recall, that he was at a meeting where Rostenkowski
aggreed to vote for something after a tiny donation -- maybe $500 or
$2000.  It was a small matter and he might not have had an opinion one way
or another, but to have told them his intention after the donation does
not constitute bribery.  If it was, it was sooo cheap.

On Wed, Sep 11, 2002 at 01:01:49PM -0400, Nomiprins at aol.com wrote:


> MBNA may top the financial corporate donor list, but the top 5 credit card 
> issuers have contributed $6mln so far in the current election period alone. 
> (The top 5 issuers control 50% of the credit card market.) Citigroup was also 
> a top 10 contributor for Bush's election. It faces a far greater loss on 
> non-performing corporate loans and irrecoverable assets, than could ever be 
> made up by gains in their credit card business.
> 
> Nomi
> 
> 
Michael Perelman
Chico, CA 95929

Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu