Posted on 04/16/2010 1:46:13 PM PDT by Justaham
The billionaire hedge fund manager at the center an alleged fraud hatched at Goldman Sachs, a leading investment bank, is a major donor to Senate Democrats.
Campaign fundraising records show that John A. Paulson, founder and chairman of the hedge fund Paulson & Co., gave $30,400 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in June, qualifying him as a major Democratic donor.
He also gave $2,300 to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) reelection campaign in February of last year and $4,800 to Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) last April, according to records filed at the Federal Election Commission.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Totally surprised, I tell ya!!! What a shock. Just the same ole PAY-TO-PLAY corruption of Washington.
The hedge fund billionaires OWN the Senate and own the Demos.
“The hedge fund billionaires OWN the Senate and own the Demos.”
McCain is a BIG Goldman recipient...and citi corp...and on and on.
Oh...and that Greenberg Traurig LLP $146,437 donation...that was JACK ABRAMOFF’s firm!
This table lists the top donors to this candidate in the 2008 election cycle.
John McCain
Merrill Lynch $373,595
Citigroup Inc $322,051
Morgan Stanley $273,452
Goldman Sachs $230,095
JPMorgan Chase & Co $228,107
US Government $208,379
AT&T Inc $201,438
Wachovia Corp $195,063
UBS AG $192,493
Credit Suisse Group $183,353
PricewaterhouseCoopers $167,900
US Army $167,820
Bank of America $166,026
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher $159,596
Blank Rome LLP $154,226
Greenberg Traurig LLP $146,437
US Dept of Defense $144,105
FedEx Corp $131,974
Bear Stearns $117,498
Lehman Brothers $114,357
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=n00006424
Top 4 Senators getting Wall Street $: Schumer (D), Gillibrand (D), Reid (D), & Dodd (D)
Uhhhhh...#12 on the list. USArmy?
That don’t seem right when the DoDef stops a JAFROTC group from attending a Tea Party gathering in uniform because it would show political partiality.
Gee, what a surprise.
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