The business of buying access stops for no one, federal investigations be damned.
An elite K Street corps of top political donors, undeterred by Justice Department investigations into campaign contributions by lobbyists, has given generously so far during this election cycle.
The majority of the 20 biggest lobbyist-donors say they believe in the political process and view the long list of contributions they make as part of the price of doing business. Each of these lobbyists donates more money than most Washington, D.C., households earn in a year - the average median household income was about $44,000 annually from 2002 to 2004, according to D.C. government statistics.
I guess you have to admire their perseverance, but these are the guys leading the pack on K Street. If they're not changing their ways, it's going to set a bad example for the lobbying masses.
While some lobbyists say they have been scared away from giving campaign donations in the current environment, most K Streeters in this elite class of top donors say that if anything has changed, it's simply that they have become even more conscientious about the rules.
Well, that's something. If they're going to lobby, it's nice that they finally feel obligated to pay attention to the law.
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