I'm Worried About My United States Senators. Perhaps You Should Be Worried About Yours

I am very worried about my United States Senators. According to opensecrets.org, between 2005 and 2010, John Kyl raised only $719.000 from “Health Professionals,” $547,000 from “Securities and Investments,” $326,000 from “Pharmaceuticals/Health Products” and $849,000 from “Real Estate.” That means you could buy his vote for a measly $2,441,000.

John McCain is more expensive. Between 2005 and 2010, his votes cost about $16,000,000 but those dollars were well spent since his top 5 campaign contributors were Merrill Lynch ($378,000), Citigroup, Inc. ($331,000), Morgan Stanley ($268,000), JP Morgan Chase ($230,000) and Goldman Sachs ($230,000). What a guy!

McCain received $8,900,000 from “Real Estate” and “another $8,700,00 from “Securities and Investment.”

But in spite of “John “Maverick” McCain’s stellar performance, I’m still worried. You see, I’ve been reading about Senator Charles Schumer from New York.

According to Mother Jones Magazine (“Capital City,” January/February 2010 issue), Senator Schumer “has received so much money from Wall Street over the years—more than $14 million—that he actually shut down his personal fundraising efforts between 2005 and 2008.”

Come on Senators McCain and Kyl. I know you can do better. With just a little ingenuity and a lot more selling out, you can best Schumer. Are we going to take a back seat to New York? I didn’t move from Chicago (the Second City) to Arizona to be the second city to anyone.

Please, please, show us the money.

By: Larry Barkan

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