Who can forget why they called him Senator MBNA?
I like Joe Biden, I think he is a wise choice for a number of reasons, but he has a problem that needs to be discussed, Joe Biden has always had a unhealthy relationship with lobbyists and it shows in his voting record. Today, there are 34,750 registered lobbyists currently in Washington D.C. most advocating interests contrary to the average American. With average starting salaries of $300,000, and plum jobs paying over $2 million, it isn’t difficult to see why this is a difficult beast to wrestle. Democrats are just as dirty as Republicans when it comes to succumbing to influence peddling. Here is a partial list of registered lobbyists taken from an article published by the Hill in April of this year. Cory Alexander, Fannie Mae. Alexander was chief of staff to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) before becoming one of the most respected corporate lobbyists downtown. Stephen Brown, Tesoro. A former aide to Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), Brown maintains close ties to both Democrats an
