Democrats are hosting a lobbyist feeding frenzy at the convention, in spite of Obama's supposed commitment to get special interest money out of politics, according to ABC News.
"Despite a campaign that attacked corporate and special interest lobbyists as evil and banned their money and participation, Sen. Barack Obama has done little, if anything, about their pervasive, free-spending presence at the Democratic convention in Denver, ethics watchdog groups say...
'The demand is over the top, you've never seen anything like this,' said chef Taylor, especially for his signature King Crab terrine appetizer with white champagne caviar.
At the Ritz Carlton Hotel, where rooms for Democratic VIP's are now going for $2,000 a night, the executive chef, Andre Jimenez, says even the room welcome gifts need to be elaborate for the 35 top donors and celebrities, including "the rarest peaches in America."
"It's only for the best of the best that we host here," the chef told ABC News.
'We're seeing lobbyists gone wild,' said Craig Holman of Public Citizen, a non-profit group that lobbied for the new ethics law enacted last year, aimed at curbing lobbying abuses."
Monday, August 25, 2008
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