Isn’t it amazing
The Obama Campaign & Movement
Lobbyists continue to extend influence
Posted 9/20/2007 11:41 AM
Okay be honest, you expect this to be about you know who. Well, not today sweet heart. No this is not about the darling of MSM pundits, Ms. HRC (don’t be too disappointed after all she is getting a lot of ink, air-time and blog time about her embracing lobbyists as a useful partner in a democracy). In, dare I say it, another local paper, I found this quote: “Those who have the ears of decision makers have an advantage over those who don’t.”
This bit of wisdom comes from Moreno Valley City Councilwoman, Bonnie Flickinger. She was quoted in a story titled, More cities turning to lobbyists by Dan Lee in today’s The Press-Enterprise. Other inland cities identified as employing Wash. DC registered lobbyist, include Hemet, Moreno Valley, San Jacinto and Temecula. I wonder about Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, Indian Wells and other Coachella Valley cities.
I guess this is defended in the same way we did as children when our parents caught us doing something we should not be doing. The old canard, “Well, geez, everybody else is doing it.” Remember our parent’s end of conversation response? “That doesn’t make it right and that doesn’t make it okay.”
Just because HRC and desert cities use registered lobbyists doesn’t make it right, and it doesn’t make it okay.