Interesting snapshot re: USPS being forced to default/bankruptcy

[ProfessionalLeftist]

UPS's political donation history:

United Parcel Service $26,710,487
36% <--- Some went to Dems
63% <--- mostly went to Republicans

SOURCE:
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php?order=A

And:

"FedEx can boast of an alliance it entered into with the U.S. Postal Service in 2000 that features FedEx drop boxes in post offices across the country. Despite their competition in business, UPS and FedEx agree on a lot politically. For years they have successfully opposed postal reform that would give the postal service easier access to the overnight, second-day and bulk-mail markets. They also each advocate vigorously for free trade agreements that would boost the number of packages sent internationally."

SOURCE:
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000081

And:

<--- UPS political donations over the last 20 years. Notice the change that happened after around 1994. Why is that?

SOURCE:
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/totals.php?cycle=2012&id=D000000081

And:

<--- FedEx political donations over the last 20 years. Again, a big change around 1994-1998.

<--- and FedEx's affiliated businesses - LOTS of money coming to Repubs via "PACS"

And then there's the intense lobbying from UPS and FedEx regarding postal reform bills:

Of course, lawmakers have heard from FedEx and UPS, both of whom have a lot riding on the viability of their biggest competitor. Both also qualify as heavy hitters on OpenSecrets.org for their intense Washington presence on the lobbying and campaign finance scene (both companies even own townhouses near the United States Capitol building to host fundraising events for lawmakers).

And, with tens of thousands of public employees affected, the unions and groups that represent those workers have been out in force: there's the National Association of Letter Carriers, and the National Postal Mail Handlers Union, both of which are affiliates of union heavyweight AFL-CIO.

There's also the National Rural Letter Carriers Association, which represents mail-carriers far from the big metropolises. The National Association of Postmasters goes to bat for managers, and the National Star Route Mail Contractor Association backs contractors the post office uses to ship mail. The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association had to say something about this, since most suggestions involve changes to the pension fund for postal employees.

(I suspect the above-mentioned UNIONS are the primary target when it comes to bankrupting via default the USPS)

SOURCE:
http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2012/04/delivering-postal-reform.html

Top recipients of FedEx money:

Corker, Bob (R-TN) $36,400
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) $25,000
Romney, Mitt (R) $24,250
Paul, Ron (R-TX) $15,664
Boehner, John (R-OH) $12,500

Top recipients of UPS money:

Obama, Barack (D) $14,350
Paul, Ron (R-TX) $11,426
Schock, Aaron (R-IL) $10,500
Rehberg, Denny (R-MT) $10,300
Cantor, Eric (R-VA) $10,000

UPS lobbying activities:

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lobby.php?id=D000000081

FedEx lobbying activities:

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/lobby.php?id=D000000089

I'm not looking for any conclusions necessarily. But it's interesting to see all of this info in one place, nonetheless.