Did you know that sometimes a Senator votes in favor of laws favored by people who give him money? Heavens! We're just as shocked as you, naturally. The latest evidence of this foul practice come from the rolling hills of West Virginia ... or, well, we guess, from the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., where Senator Jay Rockefeller, who theoretically represents America's hillbilliest state, is pushing to give telecom companies immunity from lawsuits arising from that whole awkward illegal spying on Americans thing. Also, in a totally unrelated story, executives and lawyers who work for AT&T and Verizon gave Rockefeller ten times as much money this year as they did in the four previous years combined! Most of the cash came in at big money-giving parties the selfless corporations threw for the senator in New York and San Antonio (two cities that are not in West Virginia).
Silly Telecoms, You Can't Bribe A Plutocrat!
Silly Telecoms, You Can't Bribe A Plutocrat!
Silly Telecoms, You Can't Bribe A Plutocrat!
Did you know that sometimes a Senator votes in favor of laws favored by people who give him money? Heavens! We're just as shocked as you, naturally. The latest evidence of this foul practice come from the rolling hills of West Virginia ... or, well, we guess, from the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., where Senator Jay Rockefeller, who theoretically represents America's hillbilliest state, is pushing to give telecom companies immunity from lawsuits arising from that whole awkward illegal spying on Americans thing. Also, in a totally unrelated story, executives and lawyers who work for AT&T and Verizon gave Rockefeller ten times as much money this year as they did in the four previous years combined! Most of the cash came in at big money-giving parties the selfless corporations threw for the senator in New York and San Antonio (two cities that are not in West Virginia).