Monday, October 6, 2008

Best government money can buy...

Here are some statistics from the Center for Responsible Government (via Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty), listing the ten top contributors to the McCain and Obama campaigns. Note that the contributors listed in italics gave to both campaigns, and that eight of Sen. Obama's contributors gave more than Sen. McCain's largest contributor.

Obama:
Goldman Sachs $739,521
Citigroup Inc $492,548
Google Inc $487,355
JPMorgan Chase & Co $475,112
UBS AG $419,550
Lehman Brothers $391,774
Sidley Austin LLP $370,916
Skadden, Arps et al $360,409
Morgan Stanley $341,380
Latham & Watkins $328,879

McCain:
Merrill Lynch $349,170
Citigroup Inc $287,801
Morgan Stanley $249,377
Goldman Sachs $220,045
JPMorgan Chase & Co $206,392
Credit Suisse Group $175,503
Wachovia Corp $147,456
Bank of America $133,975
Lehman Brothers $115,707
Bear Stearns $108,000

Virtual buckeye to The Virginian Rebel.

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