Isn't that what Pelosi & company pledged when they took over as majority? Yea, that's worked out real well. Gotta love the empty rhetoric, though. Sorry Brass, that has nothing to do with judgement, just more typical political promising.
Here's the e-mail I just got from Howard Dean at the DNC...
The Democratic Party
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As we move toward the general election, the Democratic Party has to be the Party of
ordinary Americans, not Washington lobbyists and special interests. So, as of this
morning, if you're a federal lobbyist, or if you control political action committee
donations, we won't be accepting your donations.
http://www.democrats.org/nonlobbyistsDear Bryan,
I wanted to drop you a quick note about a major policy change here at the Democratic
Party.
As we move toward the general election, the Democratic Party has to be the Party of
ordinary Americans, not Washington lobbyists and special interests. So, as of this
morning, if you're a federal lobbyist, or if you control political action committee
donations, we won't be accepting your contribution.
This is an unprecedented move for a political party to make -- one that has sent
shockwaves through Washington and has turned the debate on clean campaigns upside
down. We've unilaterally agreed to shut lobbyists out of the process, and are we're
relying on people just like you.
Just imagine what hundreds of thousands of Americans donating $20, $30, or $50 at a
time can accomplish together. Imagine the signal that it sends to anyone who looks
at John McCain's political machine and the special interest money it needs to fuel
every move it makes.
We have a chance to change the way business is done in this country, and we're
taking the lead. Will you join us and make a contribution right now to help us elect
Barack Obama?
http://www.democrats.org/nonlobbyistsI've written before about guys like Charlie Black and Rick Davis, lobbyists who are
at the highest levels of McCain's campaign. But they're just the start -- John
McCain and the RNC suck up lobbyist money millions of dollars at a time.
In May, McCain had his best fundraising month of the campaign, and it was directly
because he refuses to shut special interests out.
But we did, and we need your help. This is an example of the kind of White House
Barack Obama would run. Make a contribution to help elect him:
http://www.democrats.org/nonlobbyistsI'll be in touch later about our plans for the general election, but I wanted to let
you know about our policy change right away.
Thanks,
Howard Dean
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