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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Fannie Mae's Lobbying Donations

How would you like it if Congress took your money and then gave it to a bunch of Far Left politicians and organizations? That is exactly what is happening with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which is more bothersome by the fact that we taxpayers are essentially bailing them out.

From the WSJ. Fannie Mae has given $800K to House and Senate members this election cycle, including $10K to Nancy Pelosi, $5K to Barney Frank, $10K to Rahm Emanuel, $7,500 to John Boehner,...

Even worse, Left Wing institutions such as Harvard University, Brookings Institution (liberal think tank), Acorn (the folks who keep getting indicted for election fraud), Ranbow/Push (Jesse Jackson's group), Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus,...

You get the idea. Just a bit of a conflict of interest there. And some people wonder why critics argue that these institutions should be dismantled entirely.