I prefer the foyer, anyhow…
December 11th, 2007 | by MadHacktress |In yesterday’s Toronto Star there was a quote from Norman Augustine, the CEO of the former Martin Marietta, the Martin part of what is now Lockheed Martin. The quote is: “Why are there more flies in Cairo than lobbyists in Washington? Cairo got first choice.”
I love this quote.
I hate lobbyists.
Well, not so much the lobbyists themselves, but the lobby in general. I disagree with the use of a few high-paid well-networked individuals to sway the decisions of elected officials. Special interests are not and should not be any more important than the general interest. In fact, the term special interest itself should just disappear.
Entry Filed under: Pure Opinion
Related Posts:
- No related posts
Don’t move to Alberta then, The “who’s who”, list reads like a family affair. Conservative family names repeat throughout the lobby community, government commitees, boards and even the civil service. It will take 20 years or more to purge Alberta herself of her “mafia. The most maggoty of all though, is the local lobby community.