Do you remember the time when lobbist were called 'drummers'. Although times have changed, it still remains the same.

Shouldn't this post be on Kos, not Bloggingstocks?

Great numbers and analysis, Peter

"That's why it came as a surprise to learn that as governor Palin employed a lobbyist for an energy company for which she procured $500 million in state subsidies so it could build a gas pipeline."

I did read the explanation. It does not hold water unless one can prove some kind of complicity. It is little more than political rhetoric. If I were to use this logic I would have a much better case of making Treasury Sec. Paulson appear to be a pawn of Wall St. as this is HIS previous employment.

While economics and politics have some integral aspects, political commentary in this forum should remain non-partisan.

An obvious political smear veiled in the cloaks of worthy analysis when ,in fact ,it just reveals who Peter Cohan is. Probably a liberal who just loves Roe V. Wade and thinks Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy have no dirty laundry and Obama and his equally morally incompetent VP are just what America needs. I don't know why AOL features this guy but I am not impressed and suggest that AOL check Peter's IQ and motivations before allowing this financial forum to be polluted by his political bias.

Great Article! It suggests not enough time was spent vetting the Female Neocon.

My gut feeling concludes that if she's Republican she's corrupt. I can broad= brush this because most all Republican politicians are criminals or corrupt so why should she be any different. She's already under investigation but to Republicans I guess that's an excellent qualification, and even with her bleak resume I'm sure they believe she'd make a fine president. I'm not saying Democrats are innocent little lambs but on a scale of corruption by politicians the balance will tip toward Republicans. McBush has said, in his flip-flopping fashion, 'gender and color doesn't matter, qualifications are paramount'. Then he chooses an inexperienced female to be the potential president of the US. I think he's in the early stages of senility and he shouldn't even be on the ticket. My God, this would be even WORSE than the last eight years.

Peter Cohan is such an obiovus political partisan, that it's sometimes painful to read his postings. One one hand, I like his biting tone when he pokes at corporate issues, but on the other hand, his incessant anti-Republican harping - is grating.

While most commentators suggested McSame picked Palin for her gender and right wing extremism, I always suspected it was for her ties to the oil industry and the money they could provide him. With billions in excess profits this year, they have more than enough to fund massive smear campaigns.

What a pathetic post. Are you kidding? Do you heat your house with gas? Then thank the Gov for getting some to you after 30 years of glad handing politicians doing nothing. And gee how unique for a Governor to hire a former lobbyist. You have nothing to show there was any wrong doing.

And you might want to look into Joe Biden and his sons while you are at it. It seems that Sen. Biden's largest donor - the law firm of Simmons Cooper in Illinois - gave $1 million to a hedge fund started by Biden's brother and Biden's son. Biden happened to be involved in passing a law involving asbestos claims that benefited Simmons Cooper since they are involved in litigating such claims. And surprise, they hired another Biden son to do work for them in Delaware.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stomes.

What in the world does Palin's pregnant daughter & the fact Palin didn't have a
passport until 2007 have to do with her
governing abilities? And, I reallly laughed at Palin's teaching creationism alongside
evolutionism. I personally LIKE to hear both sides of a story, so I can make my own choices (is that too democratic??). As for the lobbyist, I think that was great!. Why not turn the tables on lobbyists, and get great help at the same time? I doubt she did anything dishonest or we definitely would have heard about it from from the get-go. I believe McCain knew everything about Palin before he
selected her. That was important!
Also, I noticed she had a bent toward
listening to her constituents. What a novel idea!!! "We the people" got lost a long time ago - is it now "we the interest groups & lobbyists"? It's possible Palin may make a difference or not. At least she's not so jaded, nor accepting of
corruption in the government. Sad to say, but many (myself included) people just accept the govt. as being corrupt. Any ideas??