Big Oil Top 20 $$

[Las Vegas Mixx]

Big Oil's "Big Money" corruption has for decades been at the expense of American citizens. 18 of the 20 top political contributions were to Republicans, especially Texas Republicans. The Bush and Cheney (both Texas Republicans) years were as much about greed as any time in American history.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11447809@N08/4710091218/

[DURHAM D]

1. Former janitor and Senator Don Nickles

has a corporation called The Nickles Group. They are involved/invested in the Deepwater Horizon blowout.

[DrDan]

2. this is a bit misleading

I was confused as to why junior was not on that list. It is because those are contributions to congress.



Here are junior's campaign contributors

THE BIGGEST INDUSTRY DONATORS TO BUSH CAMPAIGN:

Enron $1.8M
Exxon $1.2M
Koch Industries $970,000
Southern $900,000
BP Amoco $800,000
Chevron Oil Corp $780,000
Reliant Energy $642,000
Texas Utilities $635,000


http://skeptically.org/oil/id3.html

[Statistical]

3. Congress. Junior was never in Congress.

Er wait they have 2008 on Obama so I doubt that was for Obama Congressional fundraising.

[DrDan]

4. I know - figured that out chasing the links . . . . the OP did not mention these are contributions

to congress - just that the list represented the top-20 recipients.

Just clearing that up.

[DURHAM D]

5. I think it is for funds raised only while Obama was in the Senate.

Don't forget that Exelon Corporation (gas) based out of Illinois is who brought him to the national stage.