tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935867728643631497.post2849891755370990302..comments2023-10-19T03:02:58.843-05:00Comments on Beltway Progressive: $90 million stolen from taxpayers while Tom Davis looks on, defends contractorBeltway Progressivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06818512273606907378noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935867728643631497.post-85729584267274033222007-09-29T23:44:00.000-05:002007-09-29T23:44:00.000-05:00I forgot to add that there's more money donated to...I forgot to add that there's more money donated to <STRONG>Tom Davis</STRONG> then that amount above. According to the <A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/22/AR2007052201653_5.html" REL="nofollow">Post,</A> Sun hired WMG (Washington Management Group) and they paid more to Tom Davis and when they hit the federal limits, they also paid his wife.<BR/><BR/>Also, theBeltway Progressivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818512273606907378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935867728643631497.post-51671069551114395712007-09-20T10:55:00.000-05:002007-09-20T10:55:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment. There has been an analysis...Thanks for the comment. There has been an analysis of those donations, and it's not just any "organized labor:" It's the postal service and related unions. They paid Davis <A HREF="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/18/22321/740" REL="nofollow">over a million dollars</A> because, together with Tom DeLay, he used the postal reform initiative to blackmail the industry for <B>ten years.</B> He Beltway Progressivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818512273606907378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935867728643631497.post-44992133580693434702007-09-20T09:51:00.000-05:002007-09-20T09:51:00.000-05:00If all of that is true, thats pretty disturbing. B...If all of that is true, thats pretty disturbing. But a quick check of opensecrets.org shows that Sun contributions are just a drop in the bucket to some other special interest donations that were sent to Davis. Last year alone, organized labor donated some $104,000 to that campaign, whereas Sun donated $2000 and Microsoft (their chief rival) donated $5000. <BR/><BR/>Thats not an insignificant Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com