Federal funds flow to clean-energy firms with Obama administration ties

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Originally Posted by Clip-Clop

Do you remember the awesomeness of that Robin Hood speech though?

Ah, the reality ... congress makes the laws, not the executive branch, and congress won't pass anything their corporate masters won't allow. Windfall profit tax? Good luck with that.

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Originally Posted by Riot

Ah, the reality ... congress makes the laws, not the executive branch, and congress won't pass anything their corporate masters won't allow. Windfall profit tax? Good luck with that.

You'd think the candidate might have known that before making those promises, or possibly utilized the the power of his congressional and senatorial majorities at the time.

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Originally Posted by Clip-Clop

You'd think the candidate might have known that before making those promises, or possibly utilized the the power of his congressional and senatorial majorities at the time.

His "congressional and senatorial majorities" are exactly who is owned by the oil companies.

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Originally Posted by Riot

His "congressional and senatorial majorities" are exactly who is owned by the oil companies.

Not to mention the man himself.

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Originally Posted by Clip-Clop

Not to mention the man himself.

2008 campaign, all oil company Presidential contributions:
Rank Candidate Amount
1 McCain, John (R) $2,541,904
2 Obama, Barack (D) $920,922

2012 campaign, all oil company Presidential contributions:
1 Perry, Rick (R) $762,908
2 Romney, Mitt (R) $308,500
3 Obama, Barack (D) $90,793
4 Pawlenty, Tim (R) $49,550
5 Paul, Ron (R) $47,362
6 Cain, Herman (R) $29,650
7 Huntsman, Jon (R) $22,750
8 Gingrich, Newt (R) $18,650
9 Santorum, Rick (R) $5,250
9 Johnson, Gary (L) $5,250

2012 Top Twenty recipients, all oil company money (poor Dems, not a one)
1 Perry, Rick (R) $762,908
2 Romney, Mitt (R) $308,500
3 Dewhurst, David H (R-TX) $265,250
4 McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) Senate $200,500
5 Williams, Michael (R-TX) $187,150
6 Barrasso, John A (R-WY) Senate $178,900
7 Williams, Roger (R-TX) $156,800
8 Berg, Richard A (R-ND) House $144,300
9 Cruz, Ted (R-TX) $133,550
10 Pompeo, Mike (R-KS) House $128,000
11 Flores, William (R-TX) House $122,256
12 McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA) House $119,200
13 Boehner, John (R-OH) House $110,850
14 Rehberg, Denny (R-MT) House $110,402
15 Hatch, Orrin G (R-UT) Senate $104,000
16 Corker, Bob (R-TN) Senate $102,150
17 Jones, Elizabeth Ames (R-TX) $99,400
18 Wicker, Roger (R-MS) Senate $95,200
19 Sullivan, John (R-OK) House $94,200
20 Cantor, Eric (R-VA) House $94,050

Graphs of all oil company contributions by party, current and from 1990-2012 (always Republican, very little Democrat)

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=e01

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13 Boehner, John (R-OH) House $110,850


The weeper of the House in the bottom ten?....How is that, don't they like him?...

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Originally Posted by Riot

2008 campaign, all oil company Presidential contributions:
Rank Candidate Amount
1 McCain, John (R) $2,541,904
2 Obama, Barack (D) $920,922

2012 campaign, all oil company Presidential contributions:
1 Perry, Rick (R) $762,908
2 Romney, Mitt (R) $308,500
3 Obama, Barack (D) $90,793
4 Pawlenty, Tim (R) $49,550
5 Paul, Ron (R) $47,362
6 Cain, Herman (R) $29,650
7 Huntsman, Jon (R) $22,750
8 Gingrich, Newt (R) $18,650
9 Santorum, Rick (R) $5,250
9 Johnson, Gary (L) $5,250

2012 Top Twenty recipients, all oil company money (poor Dems, not a one)
1 Perry, Rick (R) $762,908
2 Romney, Mitt (R) $308,500
3 Dewhurst, David H (R-TX) $265,250
4 McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) Senate $200,500
5 Williams, Michael (R-TX) $187,150
6 Barrasso, John A (R-WY) Senate $178,900
7 Williams, Roger (R-TX) $156,800
8 Berg, Richard A (R-ND) House $144,300
9 Cruz, Ted (R-TX) $133,550
10 Pompeo, Mike (R-KS) House $128,000
11 Flores, William (R-TX) House $122,256
12 McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA) House $119,200
13 Boehner, John (R-OH) House $110,850
14 Rehberg, Denny (R-MT) House $110,402
15 Hatch, Orrin G (R-UT) Senate $104,000
16 Corker, Bob (R-TN) Senate $102,150
17 Jones, Elizabeth Ames (R-TX) $99,400
18 Wicker, Roger (R-MS) Senate $95,200
19 Sullivan, John (R-OK) House $94,200
20 Cantor, Eric (R-VA) House $94,050

Graphs of all oil company contributions by party, current and from 1990-2012 (always Republican, very little Democrat)

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=e01

That is the defense? Second most?
I forgot he suckles the teet of Wall Street first and foremost anyway, just look around the cabinet.