OPINION: Washington Post Sells White House Access to Lobbyists

By Competitive Enterprise Institute , From Economy to Ecology - July 02, 2009

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by Hans Bader Until it was publicly-exposed , the Washington Post was selling its access to the White House to lobbyists . As Politico reported, “For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post is offering lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to ‘those powerful few’ — Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and the paper’s own reporters and editors. The astonishing offer is detailed in a flier circulated Wednesday ... Read the Full Article
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OPINION: Washington Post Sells White House Access to Lobbyists
  • Clay
    Free Enterprise

    This is exactly what President Regan meant when he said it was OK
    to be a greedy person. Sell anything you have to in order to get more ducats. The selling of influence is the driving force behind the
    lobbies,good or bad,and it's sad that legislators only receive input
    from the people with the most money ,meaning that his constituents matter very little to them once they learn where the money is.
    And voting against or for bills and laws are not their strongest weapons,delay and ignore are their favorite pastimes.and misdirected studies and off shoot investigations are tactics that work
    in the delay of any bill or law they want to die in committee.
    And the lobbyists influence isn't just with elected officials,they work
    on the appointed bureaucrats possibly even harder,because they
    are easier.
    Case in point: We are still waiting for the DOJ to clarify the "new"
    medical marijuana policy,and how long do you think it will take for that? It took 4 months for a congressional committee to ask.
    That is a perfect example of the delay tactics lobbies and money
    can buy. And we are still waiting.

    - ClayUS July 2, 2009 7:08PM

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