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To: TimF who wrote (70618)	3/31/2009 1:32:43 AM
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AIG Financial Products Knew Who Their Friends Were The Campaign Spot Jim Geraghty Reporting While AIG-Financial Group executives' fundraising efforts for Sen. Chris Dodd are getting attention, other recipients shouldn't be left off the hook, particularly because the big picture so clearly refutes the idea that Republicans are in the pocket of big business. Employees of AIG Financial Products group — the division at the heart of the company's troubles — have donated $385,452 for all cycles, according to Open Secrets. Of that total, $323,246 went to Democrats, $60,706 went to Republicans — an 84 percent to 16 percent split. campaignspot.nationalreview.com

To: TimF who wrote (70618)	3/31/2009 3:23:58 AM
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Three Wheels on my Wagoner Mark Steyn The Corner Kathryn, this GM/Chrysler thing is bad. Really bad. The descent into corporatism will doom America: The government is not competent to pick winners and losers, and will mire us in long-term Continental-style economic stagnation if it persists. Aside from anything else, it should be disturbing that GM appears to have evolved into what Canada calls a "Crown corporation" without its nominal owners having any say in the matter. (If you're thinking "Crown corporation" sounds like a contradiction in terms, you're right.) The Lileks/Kaus reactions are worth reading. The Obama economy is shaping up not just as a Carteresque decline but a global tragedy. http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ODUxYTM5MTNiZjUyZDdkN2MwN2FiNWRjMmViN2IwNWM=