Posted on 08/20/2005 6:21:14 AM PDT by maui_hawaii
The Chinese government had hired Patton Boggs LLP, the biggest Washington lobby firm, to give it advice about Congress, according to a federal disclosure.
The Chinese embassy in Washington will pay Patton Boggs $22,000 a month, according to contract papers filed with the U.S. Justice Department. China hired Patton Boggs in July, before congressional pressure helped scuttle an $18.5 billion bid by Beijing-based CNOOC Ltd., an oil producer, to buy Unocal Corp. of El Segundo, Calif.
Mark Cowan, Robert Horn and Timothy Chorba, a former U.S. ambassador to Singapore, will lead Patton Boggs' work with the embassy. Cowan is a former Central Intelligence Agency officer and Horn is chairman of the Republican National Lawyers Association, according to their biographies on the Patton Boggs Web site.
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traitors
If Congress sees a public backlash those Congressmen are going to tell the lobbyists, "thats fine and all but I intend on keeping my seat here so how do you suppose I explain what you are asking me to do to my constiuents?"
Patton Boggs LLP = Traitor of America
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Isn't that treason? These people would be shot if it was the USA hiring a Chinese "lobbyist" to help the USA infiltrate the communist government of China.
Problem is, their government doesn't vote the same way ours does...out in the open and all.
Clinton's back in Washington?
But I do know that 67% Senators voted FOR tarriffs on Chinese products.
Then that red telephone went off in Beijing...
Is it me? What the...
Did we become France as I slept?
Beat ya! :)
I'm just getting warmed up....
just wait until I have my 5th cup of coffee....
See my new tagline....
China could offer protection from lawsuits and a flock of US drug companies would likely take them up on the offer.
Evil represented by Madison Ave?...
no surprise there...
Selling America out to the highest bidder...
Thats 100% pure Captialism baby..
Give in to the 'Dark Side'...Luuuuuke....
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