Matt Taibbi always provides a great, easy, succinct read. The candidate with the most money wins. Ideas, pas importante. Precisely why Ron Paul is cast aside, Paul and his silly obsession with civil liberties.
Such is the state of American politics in general. We all pretend to be deeply interested but individually, we yawn, roll over and fall back asleep.
The names listed below, the ones not immediately familiar, obviously, they're the law firms that represent the banks...
Obama’s top 20 list included:
- Goldman Sachs ($1,013,091)
- JPMorgan Chase & Co ($808,799)
- Citigroup Inc ($736,771)
- WilmerHale LLP ($550,668)
- Skadden, Arps et al ($543,539)
- UBS AG ($532,674), and...
- Morgan Stanley ($512,232).
McCain’s list, meanwhile, included (drum roll please):
- JPMorgan Chase & Co ($343,505)
- Citigroup Inc ($338,202)
- Morgan Stanley ($271,902)
- Goldman Sachs ($240,295)
- UBS AG ($187,493)
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher ($160,346)
- Greenberg Traurig LLP ($147,437), and...
- Lehman Brothers ($126,557).
