Robert Kaiser’s new book has received another review here. When a cowboy crops a calf’s ear to show it belongs to his ranch and not to anyone else, that kind of earmark doesn’t hurt anybody much except the calf – and maybe the calf’s Mom. A Washington earmark is something else. When a Congressman and […]
Month: January 2009
Former Rep. Pickering
Former Rep. Pickering will join a lobbying firm, according to this report. Pickering is joining the politically connected Jackson firm Capitol Resources LLC, which also employs Gov. Haley Barbour’s nephews, Austin and Henry Barbour. Pickering said he will live in Mississippi but will travel often to Washington to lobby for the firm’s clients, which include […]
Lobbyist Flood
The LA Times reports on the lobbyist flood inundating Washington with the incoming administration. President-elect Barack Obama says he does not want to use special interest money to pay for inaugural events, but the lobbyists are coming anyway.