Intoxination

Tag: industry lobbyists

Dec 29
2009

Pharma Deal Fail

Science

Another reason why President Obama shouldn’t have done this deal with big phrama – they are cheaters: “The states are the next battle,” said Richard Kirsch, national campaign manager for the liberal advocacy group Health Care for America Now, “and the insurers and health care industry are primed up and ready to go. The industry […]

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Sep 29
2008

New DNC Ad: "Betting On McCain"

Misc

The DNC has launched a new ad exposing McCain and his big gambling problem. It’s not just that he gambles at the tables, but he also gambles with taxpayers money with all his gambling industry lobbyists on his campaign:

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Apr 2
2008

Terra! Terra!

Misc

In yet another example of politicizing terrorism in order to push political agendas, I present Attorney General Michael Mukasey (with a thanks to Chuck Schumer and Diane Feinstein): Criminal syndicates, and in some cases even terrorist groups, view IP crime as a lucrative business, and see it as a low-risk way to fund other activities. […]

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Jan 26
2008

Wasteful GOP Programs

Misc

Followin up on my earlier post about Republicans wanting to cut earmarks, we can now have a look into one wasteful program that was pushed through by Republicans in Congress: An anti-terrorism program contracted to an industry lobbying group has sparked criticism from Democratic congressional overseers, agency investigators, former employees and watchdog groups. Meanwhile, two […]

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