FOLLOW THE MONEY!!
The Profit$ of War
A. Defense Fills Democratic Coffers
B. In February of this year, President Obama ordered 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan. In May, he would not rule out the possibility to send more. The same anti-war crowd that helped put Obama in office is naturally pissed.
C. John McCain (ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee) plays salesman for defense contractors.
TRIPOLI, Libya — A delegation of U.S. senators led by John McCain met with Libya’s leader Friday to discuss the possible delivery of non-lethal defense equipment.
The visit and Washington’s offer of military equipment was another sign of the improving ties between the former longtime adversaries.
“We discussed the possibility of moving ahead with the provision of non-lethal defense equipment to the government of Libya,” McCain said at a news conference. He gave no details on the kind of military equipment Washington is offering. (more…)
D. McCain calls for a troop surge in Afghanistan
Big Pharma
A. Big Pharma opens wallet to Dems (3/7/08)
“Democratic senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are the top recipients of donations from the pharmaceutical industry, according to The Center for Responsive Politics, a non-profit, non-partisan research group in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, donations to Sen. John McCain, who was recently endorsed by President Bush as the official Republican candidate, pale in comparison.”
B. Obama Announces Agreement With Drug Companies (6/22/09)
“President Obama today announced an offer by drug manufacturers to contribute $80 billion over the next decade to narrow the controversial gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage, a deal the president said moves the nation a step closer to comprehensive health-care reform.”
C. Obama gives powerful drug lobby a seat at healthcare table (8/4/09)
“As a candidate for president, Barack Obama lambasted drug companies and the influence they wielded in Washington. He even ran a television ad targeting the industry’s chief lobbyist, former Louisiana congressman Billy Tauzin, and the role Tauzin played in preventing Medicare from negotiating for lower drug prices.
Since the election, Tauzin has morphed into the president’s partner. He has been invited to the White House half a dozen times in recent months. There, he says, he eventually secured an agreement that the administration wouldn’t try to overturn the very Medicare drug policy that Obama had criticized on the campaign trail.
‘The White House blessed it,’ Tauzin said.
D. “According to a recent report, drug makers stand ready to spend $150 million to help Obama get the legislation passed.”
David Axelrod’s ties targeted in health fight
The whole process repeats itself when Republicans are in charge.
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