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Classy excuse for selling out, right? If you can spare the time, PCCC is making calls to voters on behalf of Baldwin and Rob Zerban (who is running to replace Paul Ryan!), and there's a link to sign up within the blog post.
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Wisconsin Senate Republican candidate Tommy Thompson made a lot of money since formally leaving the government. Shortly after leaving the Bush Administration, he went to work for a major lobbying firm advising health care corporations, essentially selling his government connections.
At a recent campaign stop, Thompson offered a condescending explanation for why he decided to pass through the revolving door and sell his government experience to corporations after leaving office:
THOMPSON: I left the government after 4 years after George Bush got elected the first time. And my wife likes to shop. And she said, You know, Tommy, youve been in politics for 38 years. Why dont you go out and see if you can make some decent money so I can go shopping without having to put everything on a credit card.
Read more: http://boldprogressives.org/tommy-thompson-on-why-he-sold-out-and-joined-a-lobbying-firm-my-wife-likes-to-shop/
bongbong
(5,436 posts)Loves crap, hates America.
cyglet
(529 posts)?
Report1212
(661 posts)What's his next excuse to blame on his wife?
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)she is tired of putting all in a credit card... in government he made tripple, at least, of what we make.
Report1212
(661 posts)So at least 6 figures. Not sure how exactly they were forced to the credit cards, so to speak.