Political Quotes

“today in the Washington Post, we found out that a key adviser to President Bush on the Intelligence Advisory Committee has been instrumental in helping China and the Chinese oil company put together their bid to purchase Unocal. The other day, the Center For Public Integrity disclosed that big drug companies spent $800 million in the last 7 years to influence the Congress, the Senate, and the legislation and the policies we have here; and then just last year we passed a pharmaceutical prescription drug bill that ended up producing or will produce $132 billion in additional profit for the pharmaceutical industry. The tobacco industry donated over the last few years $40 million to the Republican Party, and then they get a sweetheart deal by the Department of Justice for just pennies on the dollar when it came to settling a lawsuit. They settled for 8 percent of what they had originally gone in for, $10 million versus $130 million. USA Today points out that corporate donors have given more than $120 million to Republicans during the last election, and now they are receiving their reward. For some businesses, invest a little now and get a larger return later. That has been the motto. Just take energy prices. Big oil and big energy companies has been a major contributor to the majority party, the Republican Party. Oil is at $60 a barrel, approximately, and yet we talk about giving a $8 billion taxpayer give-away so big oil can do what? Drill for oil.…”