Welcome to the GOP's DC--lobbyist paradise

[tristano's ghost]

From an article in the Post yesterday:

The number of registered lobbyists in Washington has more than doubled since 2000 to more than 34,750 while the amount that lobbyists charge their new clients has increased by as much as 100 percent...
The lobbying boom has been caused by three factors, experts say: rapid growth in government, Republican control of both the White House and Congress, and wide acceptance among corporations that they need to hire professional lobbyists to secure their share of federal benefits.

More than doubled in five years--a time in which the GOP has controlled the White House, the House, and the Senate (for all but 18 months, and that owing only to the Jeffords defection). Full story here.

[lynn]

Originally Posted by tristano's ghost

From an article in the Post yesterday:



More than doubled in five years--a time in which the GOP has controlled the White House, the House, and the Senate (for all but 18 months, and that owing only to the Jeffords defection). Full story here.

Hogs at the trough of pork barrel spending.

[Noj]

I thought Republicans favored small government. Another smokescreen?