GOP pledge to destroy America was written by a LOBBYIST!

[jillan]

Sorry if this has already been posted, I didn't see it....

Randi Rhodes spent most of her show talking about this as well.

GOP 'Pledge To America' Director Lobbied For AIG, Exxon, Pfizer, Chamber
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/22/pledge-for-america-brian-wild-lobbyist_n_735911.html

The Republican Party's 21-page blueprint, "Pledge to America," was put together with oversight by a House staffer who, up till April 2010, served as a lobbyist for some of the nation's most powerful oil, pharmaceutical, and insurance companies.


Wow - that's really change to believe in, Agent Orange!

[LiberalFighter]

1. The staffer's name is Brian Wild

Worked 5 years for the Nickles Group (former Senator, Don Nickles)
Paid $740k from AIG, $800k from Andarko Petroleum, $1.1 million from Comcast, $1.3 million from Exxon Mobil, $625k from Pfizer.

2001-2004 legislative director for Representative Pat Toomey (R-PA)
????-???? US Chamber of Commerce
????-???? former Colorado Senator, Hank Brown
2004-2005 Deputy Asst for Legislative Affairs to Darth Vader


The guy smells like a crook.

[jillan]

2. Thank you Rachel for mentioning this.

It seems if Rachel or Randi don't talk about things, no one would know half of the stuff that goes on.

[craigmatic]

3. Repubs are lazy they did the samething with having the oil companies write energy policy

under bush.

[Mid_FL_voter]

4. May it bite them in their rear ends

May the Republican pledge to dig a deeper ditch bite them in the butt.
Can't these white guys write anything themselves?

[babylonsister]

5. rec'd for more eyes. Does this mean not one rethug had their

own ideas? Nevermind.

[jillan]

6. Make sure you watch Jon Stewart tonite....

I don't even know why they needed a lobbyist :P

[babylonsister]

8. I saw him; brilliant as usual! Bet joe schmo doesn't show that. nt

[young but wise]

7. The scary part is that even with this being exposed

people will vote for them in droves.