Gene Lyons on Addicted to Power

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It’s been widely reported that after the GOP captured the House in 1994, lobbyists and interest groups that had supported Democrats were shown spreadsheets documenting past contributions and told that until they hired Abramoff and his protégés, and redirected their money to Republicans, they’d get no consideration. Once the GOP controlled the Senate and the White House, too, it began to pay off like a gold mine. As the Post itself reported almost two years ago, “Under Abramoff’s guidance have loosened their traditional ties to the Democratic Party, giving Republicans two-thirds of the $ 2. 9 million they have donated to federal candidates since 2001, records show.”

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