Shelby's Blanket Hold Puts Spotlight On Defense Contractor Ties

Huffington Post by Sam Stein | Feb. 5, 2010 (News Report)

Sen. Richard Shelby's (R-Ala.) decision to place a 'blanket' on ALL presidential nominations until a pair of billion-dollar earmarks for his home state are fast-tracked has reignited the debate over the parliamentary tactics being deployed by the Republican Party. It also has thrust into the spotlight the clout that major defense contractors have. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: U.S. Senate, Republicans, Lobbying, Money and Politics, Corruption
Member Tags: military industrial complex, obstructionism
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Feb 5, 2010 - 10:13 AM PST
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Feb 5, 2010 - 12:45 PM PST

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 9, 2010

The research on the lobbying and political contribution ties shows some good investigative reporting. The continued unveiling of political corruption for personal profit is served by this reporting.

Here is a corrupt senator using obstructionist tactics in a thoroughly corrupted Senate, and two parties both corrupted by corporate money. This story paints a secondary portrait of the military industrial complex about which Eisenhower warned so strongly.

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Tanya J. Maurer
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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Feb. 9, 2010
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