Friday, October 22, 2010

Top Companies Aid Chamber of Commerce in Policy Fights

The New York Times reports that Obama's foreign money scare allegations the miss the big picture:
The chamber has had little trouble finding American companies eager to enlist it, anonymously, to fight their political battles and pay handsomely for its help.

And these contributions, some of which can be pieced together through tax filings of corporate foundations and other public records, also show how the chamber has increasingly relied on a relatively small collection of big corporate donors to finance much of its legislative and political agenda.
An article well worth your time.