Ashcroft turns into hired gun

[deminks]

Justice Department drops case against company he counseled

By Andrew Zajac
Washington Bureau
Published November 19, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Less than a month after Oracle Corp. hired former Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft's lobbying firm, the Justice Department notified Oracle that an antitrust inquiry into its proposed $5.8 billion acquisition of a rival database software firm had been dropped.

As a lobbyist and consultant, Ashcroft may now see his clients with national security interests benefit from the law enforcement and security policies he promoted while in office.

According to lobbying records, Ashcroft and his firm registered to lobby on antitrust matters for Oracle on Oct. 18, just days before the Justice Department requested additional information on Oracle's planned purchase of Siebel Systems, a company that specializes in software that helps businesses manage sales and other interactions with customers.

Under federal revolving-door restrictions, Ashcroft cannot lobby the executive branch until February, when he will have been out of government for one year. But he can lobby Congress immediately.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0511190256nov19,1,3161796.story

[spancks]

1. This article should be titled...

"Who Would Jesus Lobby?"

[Wetzelbill]

3. Let the eagle soar, my friend....

:)

[hatrack]

4. Let the Jezoid whore, pimping software like he's never pimped before . . .

:puke:

[Wetzelbill]

5. lol

:rofl:

[spancks]

7. ROFL

You guys are awesome.:rofl:

[Wetzelbill]

8. I was kicked in the head by a mule as a child, I don't know what

hatrack's excuse is. :)

[acmejack]

2. How much do you think he made from that little job?

[truthisfreedom]

6. couple billion.

[Wetzelbill]

9. or a brazillion, sumpin' like dat

[saigon68]

10. He's a street walker

He will service anyone, while on his knees, for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[WhiteTara]

12. lol

:rofl:

[genieroze]

14. While he's on his knees pretending to pray to Je$u$.

O8)

[williesgirl]

11. We must change the policy to include Congress + make it 5 years. n/t

[Miss Chybil]

13. One year is bullshit. Five to ten years should be the revolving-door

restriction for the executive branch and the Congress.