They can and they will.
The obama lawyers are pissing in their depends.
“....Not all of the contracts could be found on public Web sites, but here are a sampling. In some cases, Gruber worked with other consultants, so the fees were shared. These figures also might not represent the final payout. But it’s safe to say that about $400,000 appears to be the standard rate for gaining access to the Gruber Microsimulation Model.
Michigan: $481,050
Minnesota: $329,000
Vermont: $400,000
Gruber has also earned more than $2 million over the last seven years for an on-going contract with HHS to assess choices made by the elderly in Medicare’s prescription-drug plan.....”