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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (226749)	2/13/2002 12:33:55 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

They're smart people. They finally figured out the con game Washington runs - backed up with all the guns. Microsoft went from having almost no political presence in Washington to having one of the "largest and most sophisticated political operations."

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (226749)	2/13/2002 12:36:36 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Actually, the reverse is true. Microsoft was attacked by the Clinton regime because of campaign contributions from Microsoft's foes. So the response: In 1995, the company had just a single lobbyist based in Chevy Chase, Maryland; today, it has one of the largest PACs in U.S. corporate history, said Roeder. Microsoft has leapt to the top of the corporate contributor list in soft money contributions. makes sense. Microsoft needed a defense from the corrupt Clinton regime. What makes Microsoft's lobbying throughout the trial so unique is not necessarily the size of political contributions but the scope of its efforts and the speed at which Microsoft went from having almost no political presence in Washington to having one of the "largest and most sophisticated political operations." "Microsoft's campaign contributions significantly surpassed those of Enron," said Roeder in his report. "It appears Microsoft may have successfully influenced the administration's antitrust policy, with major implications for legal antitrust pecedent." Microsoft insists it did not participate in any "backroom" deals. What a hoot. Roeder is obviously not anyone to rely on. He gives McCarthyism a bad name.