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To: combjelly who wrote (294817)	7/14/2006 5:45:58 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1572942

CJ, let me restate. Some on this thread think that government should not have done anything to ease or shorten the recession following the dot-com bust. I know you argued from a consumer confidence standpoint, that the psychological portion of recessions can be managed. That's why I posted the Bill Maher book to Al. Only problem is that it's easier said than done. That "misery index" comes to mind. Tenchusatsu

To: combjelly who wrote (294817)	7/15/2006 7:51:48 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572942

New House Majority Leader Keeps Old Ties to Lobbyists By MIKE McINTIRE Representative John A. Boehner won the job of House majority leader amid a post-Abramoff clamor for an overhaul of lobbying and ethics rules. But nearly six months later, the changes are still tied up in Congress. And far from trying to put the brakes on lobbyists and the money they channel into Republican coffers, Mr. Boehner, who has portrayed his ties to Washington lobbyists as something to be proud of, has stepped on the gas. He has been holding fund-raisers at lobbyists’ offices, flying to political events on corporate planes and staying at a golf resort with a business group that has a direct stake in issues before Congress. Tapping a rich vein of longstanding relationships with lobbyists and their corporate clients, Mr. Boehner, an Ohio Republican, has raised campaign contributions at a rate of about $10,000 a day since February, surpassing the pace set by former Representative Tom DeLay after he became majority leader in 2002, a review of federal filings shows. nytimes.com